Subject: Creating .dsk images WITHOUT cable-transfers Path: lobby!newstf02.news.aol.com!portc02.blue.aol.com!pitt.edu!newsflash.concordia.ca!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!newsfeed.mathworks.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nntp2.deja.com!nnrp1.deja.com!not-for-mail From: lachlan_arnott@my-deja.com Newsgroups: comp.emulators.apple2 Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:58:51 GMT Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy. Lines: 94 Message-ID: <7tqnl6$ee0$1@nnrp1.deja.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.10.72.28 X-Article-Creation-Date: Sun Oct 10 17:41:25 1999 GMT X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/3.04Gold (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 daruma.cec.edu.au:3128 (Squid/1.1.1), 1.0 proxy.taz.net.au:3128 (Squid/2.2.STABLE4), 1.0 csanders.vicnet.net.au:3128 (Squid/2.2.STABLE4), 1.0 hume.vicnet.net.au:8080 (Squid/2.2.STABLE4), 1.0 x24.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, 203.10.72.28 Creating .DSK images WITHOUT using null-modem/ cables etc. ================================================== ======= I've only just joined this discussion, so I'm not sure if this method has been discussed before, but I've used it for 'years'. It creates .dsk images that work fine with AppleWin, Catakig, Bernie etc. Necessary hardware and software etc.: o Apple II with a 5.25 and 3.5 drive (I use a GS with the two drives daisy-chained). o A Macintosh. A PPC with sys 7.5 or later makes it easy to read 800K Prodos disks, (and readily create MSDOS disks containing .dsk files, to take across to a PC). o At least one 800K floppy disk. o Copy II+ for Apple2 (I use vers. 7.3, but earlier/later versions work ok.) o Software for formatting 800K disks (Apple2 system disk vers 3-->is fine) o 'Easy Convert' for Mac. (Available at http:// www.emulation.net/apple2/index.html) Also, it is assumed that the 5.25' Apple disks that you intend to convert to .dsk image format are NOT copy-protected. Steps: (starting on the Apple2 or GS) ===================================== o Format your 800K disk (Prodos). Give the disk any name (eg. DSK-IMAGES). o Start up Copy II+, and select COPY at the front screen, then select DISK option. o Set the SOURCE drive to be SLOT 6, DRIVE 1 (ie. the 5.25 drive) o Set the TARGET DEVICE to be SLOT 5, DRIVE 1 (ie. the 3.5 drive) Copy II+ will now ask you to INSERT DISKS o Insert the SOURCE Apple2 disk (the 5.25 ORIGINAL of the program to be converted). o Insert the TARGET disk (the blank formatted 800K 3.5 floppy) o Press RETURN (Copy II+ will then ask you for a TARGET FILE NAME) o Type in a name (eg. MYDISK1) and press RETURN Copy II+ will then proceed through a series of READs and WRITEs FROM the 5.25 original TO the 3.5 floppy in the TARGET drive, until the copy is finished. o Take the 800K floppy across to your Macintosh and copy the raw 'MYDISK1' file to the Mac's hard-drive, into a folder with the program 'Easy Convert'). o Run Easy Convert and select the raw MYDISK1 file (sorry no drag and drop). When asked for a name, just add .dsk to the existing name and save as MYDISK1.dsk. Easy Convert re-orders the track sectors to be emulator-readable, and gives the .dsk image the appropriate creator/type designation of A2EM/DSK5. You can now use these .dsk images on Mac-based emulators (Catakig, Bernie etc.) or put them (9 at a time) on 1.4 Mb PC-formatted floppies for simple transport across to Win or DOS based emulators (AppleWin etc.) on a PC (no cables required!!). Cheers, Lachlan Arnott Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.