20 Dec
2003
20 Dec
'03
8:32 a.m.
> I would
like to read/write apple II disks directly
> from my PC. Searching the web I read about the
> following hardware cards for PC:
> -Option Boards (made by CentralPoint);
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Fred Cisin
wrote:
> You need the "DELUXE" Option Board. Fred, to my knowledge either version of the Option
Board will do
no more than extract a pure binary copy of the disk and present
that in hex form. No translation into text or other.
That's right. IIRC, the
Deluxe included some software for transferring
files to/from Mac 400k/800K
Have I missed something?
YES:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:
> Or consider the Catweasel as an alternative.
> Are you ready and willing to write your own software for the task?
If he is not ready and willing to write a file system handler
(or complete OS), then a working used Apple, the Apple Turnover
(name changed to "Turnover" when Apple's lawyers contacted Vertex)
or the MicroSolutions board ("Matchpoint"?? NOT "Compaticard!)
would probably be the only options that would actually work for him.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com