Subject: Re: disk images
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Marco Vega writes ...
> 
> I have an old Apple II.
> I want to create the images of my old disk II
> Unfortunately I don't have a serial card on the apple for the data transfer.
> 
> I have thought of insert the old disk II  on the 5" 1/4 drive of my pc and
> therefore create an image making direct access to the disk (byte per byte).
> (I have used the dd Linux's command )
> 
> Do you know any emualtor that reads this type of image?
> 

     To be able to read and write Apple II 5.25" diskettes on a PC you could
plug in a TrackStar E. This is an enhanced Apple IIe on a board to which you
can connect an Apple II disk drive and monitor. This setup would let you create
disk images from old software and upload them to ftp sites and/or use them on
an Apple II emulator program. You would also be able to transfer downloaded
disk images to diskettes your real Apple II can use.

Note: One limitation on creating disk image files using the standard utility
(DSK2FILE) is that the source diskette not be copy-protected.


     You can probably find a TrackStar E board for sale on eBay or get one from
Emerald City Sales (870-743-3872; http://www.ahhz.com/ ).  Prices run around
$25-$35.

     For more information on TrackStar, check ...

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2HDWHACK.html#018

http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/TrackStar/


     A different approach is to use a PC/Apple2 software package named
ap2222pc. It will do disk image and other file transfers to/from your PC
without the need for a serial card in the Apple II. For more about ap2222pc see
one of the following:

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html#003
http://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/Csa2T1TCOM.txt
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/Csa2T1TCOM.txt
http://members.xoom.com/apple_II/faqs/csa2t1tcom.html
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/Csa2T1TCOM.txt


 

Rubywand