"Kellion" wrote > Question on the .dks images? I have no idea how I would convert those .dsk > images to apple // usable. I would need to be pointed to a FAQ. I > appreciate you digging those up! > > Frank... You need ADT! You can do a web search for ADT 1.22 to get the official documentation and program but... Below is a small "how to" that I wrote for another person a few days ago. It is for linking an Apple IIe to a Windows PC, via an Apple Super Serial card and an ordinary (off the shelf) null modem cable. Once you follow the directions below and everything is working the way it should be, you can use a very useful program called Apple Disk Transfer (ADT ver. 1.22) to recreate real 5.25" disks on your IIe. ADT is a little tricky to setup, and to use it, you will have to change some of the settings below -for example, to initially move ADT from your PC to a 5.25" floppy on your IIe, the transfer baud rate needs to be 300 rather than 19200 but that is easy to change via the dip switch settings on the card, etc. The reason that I included the information below is because it's a good way to test that your connection is working OK. Once you do this, all that you should have to change is the baud rates of the SS card and the Com Port on your PC. That, and the connection directions in the ADT documentation didn't work for me -you should read those directions because there is other information that you will need to know. Also, once you have ADT setup and working, you can switch your connection back to 19200. You can also use ADT to create your own .dsk images if you have software that you want to share. Setting up ADT may seem a little intimidating, depending on how computer savvy you are but don't let that bother you. Once you start the process, you'll realize that it's not really that difficult. I nearly went nuts trying to get ADT going on my system but that was because I followed the direction in the ADT documentation -once I decided to ignore certain parts of it, the process was much easier. Here is what I did to hook the PC to the Apple: I just had to go through this pain myself a few minutes ago. I'm using my IIe, with a SS card linked via a standard 9/25 pin null modem cable to Com 1 on my PC. My SS card dip switch settings are switch 1: off off off off on on on switch 2 on on on on off off off Then, when you boot into DOS 3.3 (I used the DOS 3.3 Master disk,) type: IN#2 control-A (both keys at the same time) This will take you to the SSC: prompt. Then type EE and then RETURN (this will Enable Echo) Then type PR#2 and RETURN The above will set the IIe to send and receive data via the SS card. ============================================= Now, for the Hyperterminal settings: Open Hyperterminal, give your connection a name (Apple IIe for example,) and then choose the Com port that you want to use. I chose Com 1 because that is where my null cable is connected. Next, you choose Com port settings. Select 19200, 8, None, 1, and Hardware. After that, you will be at the HT main window. Go to File - Properties, and then select the Settings Tab. The Emulation is VT100. That should be all that you have to do to Hyperterminal ============================================= Now, with the CAPS LOCK key set on your PC, type CATALOG and RETURN. While you type, the characters should magically appear on your IIe screen. After you hit RETURN, the Apple should begin to catalog the disk in drive 1, and display the contents on both the IIe and on the PC. Hit RETURN again to finish the catalog. The lines will be readable by messy looking on the PC, displaying in vertical-angled lines. Now, go to the Apple and type something (anything.) You should see what you type on the Apple appear on the PC. If you see the characters on the PC side, you'll know that communication is working both ways. Also remember that if you turn the Apple off, you will need to re-enable the ECHO settings on the SS card by using the IN#2, Control-A, EE commands. Once you have the communications working, you send files and .dsk images back and forth with no problems. I haven't tried it with the IIc yet but it might work in a similar way. E.