On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 02:46:21AM -0400, Conor McDonough Quinn wrote: > Dia dhaoibh, a chairde!
My apologies, but I don't know the Penobscot language. > As such, I am wondering if any of you out there have had > any experience in the realm of text recovery/transfer from the Apple II > era up to more recent systems, or otherwise have suggestions (or > warnings!) about how to carry out this kind of work. Any and all advice > will be greatly appreciated! There are many options. In my opinion, the easiest way to handle word processing files is to print it via a serial port to the serial port of a modern system. This has a couple of advantages: * It is faster and easier than converting each file to text then using a terminal emulator or floppy drive to transfer it. You mentioned OS X, which probably means that you couldn't read Apple II floppies directly anyway. * Printer codes are better documented than file formats in many cases. This may allow you to preserve formatting if you have access to the printers' documentation and a programmer. Of course, it will only work if you are printing text rather than graphics. (Does this language fit in the ASCII character set?) You can also try tracking down the publisher of the software to see if they have any suggestions (doubtful, if they even exist). I was able to find the publisher name and address circa 1988 from a catalogue: Cessler Educational Software 55 W 13 ST New York NY 10011 USA voice: (212) 627-0090 fax: (212) 627-5548 telex: 503770 (does telex even exist anymore?) Byron. -- 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
