This is a roundabout way, but it works. First, get a 3.5" drive for your apple IIe (obviously, this means a compatible controller card and drive, like the UniDisk Controller Card and UniDisk 3.5" drive; if you have a IIe, then the Platinum colored Apple 3.5" drive won't work unless you get a very specialized controller).
Next, get an older Macintosh that has a "SuperDrive." Back in the day, a SuperDrive was a 3.5" drive that could read 800k Apple II Prodos Disks, Macintosh 800k and 1.4M disks, and IBM formatted 1.44 M disks. It needs an OS less than OS X, along with the extensions for IBM and Apple II disks. (I have used a Mac IIfx, and now use a Beige G3 running OS 9 for this)(or was it 8.something? I forget. Someone here can remind me I'm sure).
Then copy files from your Apple II to a ProDOS formatted 3.5" disk. Walk it to the Mac and copy the files to the Mac hard drive. Then either stick in a PC formatted 3.5" disk and copy the files back, or use the Internet on the Mac to email or FTP or whatever the files to a Windows-based PC.
I tell you, sometimes I think the greatest peripheral in the universe for an Apple II is a Macintosh. <g>
-Warr (former Beagle Bros tech support)
-- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...
/ Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \
Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html>
Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
