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- From: tsand@vipunen.hut.fi (Tapio Sand)
- Subject: Re: Apple IIe emulator for the PC
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.094041.6067@nntp.hut.fi>
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- Reply-To: tsand@vipunen.hut.fi (Tapio Sand)
- Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
- References: <1992Nov8.122247.20431@hippo.ru.ac.za> <1992Nov11.093249.4247@nntp.hut.fi> <pothovst.721503870@uther>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 09:40:41 GMT
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- In article <pothovst.721503870@uther> pothovst@uther.calvin.edu (Steve Pothoven) writes:
- >tsand@vipunen.hut.fi (Tapio Sand) writes:
- >
- >>Lets say I have access to an Apple II computer and a IBM computer.
- >>How do I get an image of an Apple floppy onto my MSDOS hard disk?
- [...]
- >Ditto. I realize it's vaguely mentioned in the docs, but could I
- >receive a more descriptive set of instructions?
- [...]
- >Thanks for any help,
-
- I got a pointer via email in response to my question and will now share
- the information.
-
- The emulator, advice on how to convert apple floppys to msdos images,
- and a bunch of images are available via FTP from
-
- cco.caltech.edu
- /pub/nyet/apl2em
-
- Disk images are in the directory /pub/nyet/apl2em/incoming
-
- The text explaining how to do the conversion are in the file
- a2pctran.zoo about 10k long
-
- following is the content of a2pctrans.doc:
-
- --------- Transferring an apple floppy disk to a PC for apl2em -----------
-
- This file describes a method of transferring an apple floppy disk to your
- PC via a serial null modem cable connected to an apple serial card. I'm
- not sure of the restrictions, but I don't think floppies with track/sector
- magic (copy protection, etc.) will work. However, anything that can be
- read with normal dos will work.
-
- The mechanics are something like this; you set up your apple to send
- standard out to the serial card (e.g. PR#1) and get stdin from the card
- (IN#1). I use a mskermit script that sends a little machine program to
- the apple that makes it do a hex dump of drive a: (see readdisk.msk)
-
- Before you do a "take readdisk.msk", make sure there isn't any random
- junk on the apple's command line (like ^Q or ^S from kermit) by hitting
- return a couple of times.
-
- readdisk will put a hex dump on session.log on your ibm. Note: This is a
- HEX dump. This is a HUGE file and will take a while to transfer (even at
- 19.2k baud). Make sure you have about a half a meg of free space around.
-
- Now you need to strip off the garbage at the beginning of session.log
- (The stuff you don't want is pretty obvious) so that the included hex.c
- program can be used to translate the hex into binary. Use any large scale
- word processor that can handle large text files without corrupting them.
-
- Output goes into disk.bin, which then can be renamed according to the
- docs so that apl2em can read/boot off it, i.e. (from apple.doc):
-
- "Disk Drive - Only Apple ][ floppy type drives are supported
- now, I need more information on how a Apple
- hard disk works. The floppies are emulated by
- have PC disk files named DISKxy.DSK, where:
-
- x - Is the slot number of the disk controller
-
- y - Is the drive number, a or b
-
- For example, if you had a disk controller in
- slot 6, the default the file DISK6A.DSK would
- be the Apple ][ disk image."
-
- A short little batch file is ideal for this.
-
- Image files are available via anonymous ftp at:
-
- ftp.cco.caltech.edu (151.215.139.100)
- pub/nyet/apl2em
-
- If you make any good images, drop 'em in incoming!
-
- If you have any problems, write me, and I'll try to help.
- I don't have the apple I was using for the transfers anymore, so
- I might not be able to help you if you have particularly annoying
- problems..
-
- Good luck (you'll need it :)
-
- Nye Liu
- nyet@cco.caltech.edu
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