20 Dec
2003
20 Dec
'03
5:38 a.m.
Hi,
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);
-Apple Turnover card;
-Trackstar card;
Anyone knows where can I find one of those cards ??
Any other "DIY" solution would be apreciated too...
Thanks in advance,
Silvio
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5:47 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Silvio Finotti wrote:
I would like to read/write apple II disks directly
from my PC.
This is becoming a FAQ.
Searching the web I read about the
following hardware cards for PC:
-Option Boards (made by CentralPoint);
-Apple Turnover card;
-Trackstar card;
Anyone knows where can I find one of those cards ??
Any other "DIY" solution would be apreciated too...
Hi Silvio.
The easiest way to do this, with hardware that is readily available, is to
use terminal emulation software to transfer files back and forth over a
serial line. There are many ways to do this detailed on the web.
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6:08 a.m.
Thank you Sellam,
That way I already knew.... The problem is that I do
not have the Apple anymore. I only have the disks....
Thaks,
Silvio
The easiest way to do this, with hardware that is
readily available, is to
use terminal emulation software to transfer files
back and forth over a
serial line. There are many ways to do this
detailed on the web.
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Vintage Computer Festival
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8:49 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Silvio Finotti wrote:
That way I already knew.... The problem is that I do
not have the Apple anymore. I only have the disks....
In that case, you'll need to either find an Apple ][, or get a Catweasel
card.
http://www.jschoenfeld.de/products/cwmk3_e.htm
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9:05 a.m.
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Subject: Re: looking for: Option Board, Trackstar, Turnover Card or similars
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Silvio Finotti wrote:
Your better of getting a cheap IIgs with 1mb and GS/OS 6.01 it will read old
apple II files and GS/OS allows reading (and writing I believe) to DOS disks
directly, also to mac floppies.
That way I already knew.... The problem is that I
do
not have the Apple anymore. I only have the disks....
In that case, you'll need to either find an Apple ][, or get a Catweasel
card.
http://www.jschoenfeld.de/products/cwmk3_e.htm
--
9:05 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Silvio Finotti wrote:
Is software AVAILABLE for the Catweasel to transfer his files?
With the Catweasel it is certainly POSSIBLE to transfer the files; but
many people do not have the programming expertise to write a file system
handler or operating system.
A used Apple][ is the cheapest and most versatile of the available
devices. (new ones don't seem to be available any more)
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That way I already knew.... The problem is that I
do
not have the Apple anymore. I only have the disks....
In that case, you'll
need to either find an Apple ][, or get a Catweasel
card.
http://www.jschoenfeld.de/products/cwmk3_e.htm
10 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, [iso-8859-1] Silvio Finotti wrote:
Hi,
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);
You need the "DELUXE" Option Board.
Or consider the Catweasel as an alternative.
Are you ready and willing to write your own software for the task?
-Apple Turnover card;
Out of business, never
worked very well. SOMEWHERE, I have several crates
of DEAD ones.
-Trackstar card;
The Trackstar 128 and the
Quadlink were entire Apple][ clones on a
PC ISA card. Do they have software for file transfer?
(NOTE: on a sample size of ~50, we had >75% DOA rate on the Quadlink.
We received several that had connectors misinstalled, that could not have
ever been tested. We had a comparable DOA rate on the replacement units,
indicating that they never did ANY QA.)
Anyone knows where can I find one of those cards ??
Any other "DIY" solution would be apreciated too...
The cheapest and most versatile device for the task is a used Apple.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
11:16 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, [iso-8859-1] Silvio Finotti
wrote:
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. Have I
missed something?
- don
Hi,
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);
You need the "DELUXE" Option Board. Or consider the Catweasel as an alternative.
Are you ready and willing to write your own software for the task?
-Apple Turnover card;
Out of business,
never worked very well. SOMEWHERE, I have several crates
of DEAD ones.
-Trackstar card;
The Trackstar 128 and the
Quadlink were entire Apple][ clones on a
PC ISA card. Do they have software for file transfer?
(NOTE: on a sample size of ~50, we had >75% DOA rate on the Quadlink.
We received several that had connectors misinstalled, that could not have
ever been tested. We had a comparable DOA rate on the replacement units,
indicating that they never did ANY QA.)
Anyone knows where can I find one of those cards
??
Any other "DIY" solution would be apreciated too...
The cheapest and most versatile device for the task is a used Apple.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
11:32 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
7:44 p.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Don Maslin wrote:
That is true, but solves only a part of the problem. The bigger
half is getting the content of the Apple II disks onto the PC. TC
or TCM will write an image file to the hard disk (or another
floppy) but it is still a big lump of GCR and not individual
files.
Now, if these were Apple II CP/M disks and he had the appropriate
Uniform and MatchPoint software he could extract the individual
files readily and use them directly without the bother of the Mac
disk intermediary.
I just have not found a way to accomplish this end on AppleDOS or
ProDOS disks.
- don
> 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
8:05 p.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Don Maslin wrote:
That is true, but solves only a part of the problem.
The bigger
half is getting the content of the Apple II disks onto the PC. TC
or TCM will write an image file to the hard disk (or another
floppy) but it is still a big lump of GCR and not individual
files.
The Option Board (and CatWeasel) have the physical ability, but the
appropriate software does not seem to be available.
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 Now, if these were Apple II CP/M disks and he had the
appropriate
Uniform and MatchPoint software he could extract the individual
files readily and use them directly without the bother of the Mac
disk intermediary.
I thought that MicroSolutions had AppleDOS software for their Matchpoint
card.
I just have not found a way to accomplish this end on
AppleDOS or
ProDOS disks.
For the "Apple Turnover", I wrote the file system handler for reading and
writing files to and from AppleDOS, Aplle ][ CP/M, ProDOS, and Apple
Pascal. Good luck finding a working board!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
21 Dec
21 Dec
5:51 p.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Don Maslin wrote:
That is true, but solves only a part of the problem.
The bigger
half is getting the content of the Apple II disks onto the PC. TC
or TCM will write an image file to the hard disk (or another
floppy) but it is still a big lump of GCR and not individual
files.
The Option Board (and CatWeasel) have the physical ability, but the
appropriate software does not seem to be available.
I stand corrected, Fred. That capability is in fact there for
Apple DOS and PRODOS. I have some other Apple disks which are
labled as being "Pascal Based" which it chokes on, and some of the
files on a PRODOS disk are uncopyable.
- don
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 Now, if these were Apple II CP/M disks and he had
the appropriate
Uniform and MatchPoint software he could extract the individual
files readily and use them directly without the bother of the Mac
disk intermediary.
I thought that MicroSolutions had AppleDOS software for their Matchpoint
card.
> I just have not found a way to accomplish this end on AppleDOS or
> ProDOS disks. For the "Apple Turnover", I wrote the file
system handler for reading and
writing files to and from AppleDOS, Aplle ][ CP/M, ProDOS, and Apple
Pascal. Good luck finding a working board!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
20 Dec
20 Dec
11:41 a.m.
I think the original option board only supports 2 360K floppy drives, while
the deluxe supports 2 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives (probably a bios
problem on the board).
Apple II disks would be 5.25 SD or DD so either board should work?
11:56 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Teo Zenios wrote:
I think the original option board only supports 2 360K
floppy drives, while
the deluxe supports 2 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives (probably a bios
problem on the board).
Apple II disks would be 5.25 SD or DD so either board should work?
Apple ][ disks were GCR, with a flux density roughly comparable
to regular 5.25" FM (SD) GCR gave an increase of almost 50% in capacity.
The Deluxe board was capable of a much wider range of data transfer rates.
--
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