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Post #10 by david__schmidt
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 18 Oct 2010 - 21:52
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/apple-iii-is-it-worth-it.21532/
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I only have one Apple II disk in my collection, which is AppleWorks 2.0 (1987 edition). [...] Besides the one Apple II disk, I have the owner's manual for the 5.25" external floppy. That's about it.
Ah, you need more than a disk... you need an Apple II and a disk drive. :-)

(he said he also had a Lisa, but he cannot find it. :?: )
Wouldn't that be fun?

I saw the disk images on Apple3.org (a great website, BTW). How would I go about transferring the disk image from a June 2010 MacBook Pro to a 1980 Apple III? I doubt I still have blank 5.25" disks lying around.
Well, you would need to find or buy some Single or Double Sided/Double Density (DS/DD) not High Density (HD) floppies. Then, with a serial cable in hand, you can bootstrap the III and transfer disk transfer software to it, then transfer more disks. The process is outlined here:

http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/bootstrap3.html

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