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A Call-A.P.P.L.E. Emulation Special A Complete Guide to Using ADT for Apple ÅÆ PC file Transfers Over the last several months, I but you can usually pick up one for 5- This cable should have a Female have entertained several requests 10$ through online auction sites such DB-9 and a Male DB-25. One for information about Apple to PC as Ebay. you have this cable, connect the transfers and vice-versa. Though cable to the Apple and the PC. several packages are available to Once you have the card, you will need Make a note of the PC Serial perform this task, there is only one to set the jumper switches on the card port number that you connect the that we think is as seamless as it to the following settings: cable to. You will need this for gets. later specification within the ADT program. Apple Disk Transfer (ADT) by Paul Switch 1 Guertin is one of the simplest Switch Position Meaning Floppy Disk Setup packages to use. Although many -------- ---------- --------------------------- Apple II web sites still have -- Before you can actually transfer software in Shrinkit (.SHK) format, 1-1 Off Sw1-1 through 1-4 in the ADT software to your Apple II, Off Position the .DSK format is catching on. 1-2 Off is 19200 baud (15B) you will need to initialize a blank 1-3 Off * floppy disk There are currently 3 packages 1-4 Off * that are within the ADT line. There 1-5 On Switch 1-5, 1-6 in 1) Boot the DOS 3.3 System Master on position is is ADT 1.22, which is a DOS 2) Remove the System Master from 1-6 On Communications Drive 1 based version of the program. Mode 3) Insert a blank disk into Drive 1 ADTw 1.22 is the 32-bit version of 1-7 On RS-232-C Signals 4) Type NEW and press <Enter> the ADT program. This program 5) Type INIT HELLO and press <Enter> by Sean Gugler is not only easier to use but uses the same Apple II Switch 2 side software as the DOS version. Once the formatting has been Switch Position Meaning completed, your floppy will be For the Apple IIgs, there is ADTgs --------- --------- --------------------------- bootable and ready for the ------- transfer. You can re-boot your v.91. This version of the software 2-1 On Sw 2-1, 2-2 in on allows for transfer of 160k floppies position Apple II with the floppy in Drive 1 using the IIgs’s built in serial port. 2-2 On is for 8 Bits, 1 Stop to check the disk. For the Apple II+ and IIe160k Bit 2-3 Off Sw 2-3 off, 2-4 on is Setting Up The Transfer floppies, the ADT 1.22 and ADTw 2-4 On No Parity 1.22 both work just fine with the 2-5 Off Generate Linefeed Apple IIgs. After Once you have rebooted your Carriage Return Off Apple II computer, you will need 2-6 Off Interrupts Off to set the Super Serial Card to Although ADT was developed in 2-7 Off RS-232-C-Signals the appropriate speed and 1995, it took a long time to really settings for the transfer from the catch on as most of the emulators were on the Macintosh. But as the PC. To do this, type IN#2 to PC based emulators gained in Jumper Switch initialize the card. (This is popularity, the .DSK format also assuming that you have installed Switch Setting: Modem become more prevalent. Asimov, the Super Serial Card into slot 2 (ftp.apple.asimov.net) one of the of your Apple II+ or IIe. Next you largest repositories for Apple II will need to press <CTRL> <A>. software on the internet uses this Once you have set all of the settings The Apple II will then display the format almost exclusively. on the card, re-install it into the following prompt: computer. You will now need a DB-9 One of the nicest items about the to DB-25 null-modem cable. This is SSC: ADT programs is that they are all shown in the following table: freeware. At this point, type 15B and press <ENTER>. This will set your PC (DB 9 pin) ÅÆ Apple II (DB 25 pin) Getting Started Apple for 19200 baud with 8 bits, Pin Pin no parity, and 1 stop bit which is One of the first things you will ---- ---- the factory default. 2 2 need to do is to set up your Apple 3 3 II for the transfer. You will need to 4 8 make sure that your machine first 5 7 has an Apple Super Serial Card. 6 20 7 5 Many Apple IIe’s these days are 8 4 sold without the Super Serial Card PC Side Setup Once you have the properties window closed, as it will not be needed open, click on SETTINGS. The any more. Be sure to save your The next thing to do is to complete following Settings work for most settings as previously specified. the PC setup. Unzip the ADT 1.22 transfers: software to a new directory on The Apple II ADT your hard drive. The ADT.zip file is • Function Keys: Terminal Configuration a Winzip archive. This software • Back Space: CTRL-H can be obtained from • Emulation: Automatic To configure the ADT program www.winzip.com if you do not for use, you need to run ADT have it already. Under the ASCII SETTINGS, set the CONFIGURATION on the Apple following parameters: II. You will then be presented Upon extracting the archived files, with the following screen: you can start Hyper Terminal. You • Line Delay : 50ms will use this program to transfer • Char.Delay: 40ms the initial programs for the ADT software to the floppy disk which Once you have these settings done, you created. you are ready to begin transfers. Upon starting Hyper Terminal, you On the Apple II, type PR#2. This will will be presented with a window to set the card to the mode for displaying enter the name of the service. We the information on the PC Hyper recommend naming it Apple so Terminal Window and allowing the PC that it is clear as to the purpose to control the Apple II. once you have saved your settings. Type in the name of the service To test it, type CATALOG and press You will need to set the and click the OK button. enter. If the Apple II beeps and gives parameters shown in the you an error, make sure that your following table: You will then be presented with the Caps Lock is on and try again. COM port selection window. Set the COM port to the same COM Once you have tested the control, and ADT Control Parameters port that you plugged the null you are sure it is working, you can modem cable into on the back of Disk Slot begin to transfer the ADT programs. Disk Drive the PC. Once you have selected SSC Slot the appropriate COM port, click the There are two files that we will need to SSC Speed OK button. Read Retries transfer in order use the program. Write Retries Use Checksum The next window you will see will ADTCFG.BAS Enable Sound be the data control window. This ADT.DMP included the speed and the error correction. Set the parameters to The first file is the configuration the following information: program that you will use to configure These parameters will control ADT on the Apple II. The second where the Apple will write and Bits / Sec.: 19200 program is the binary ADT program. read to and from, the Super Data Bit: 8 Both of these programs will Serial Card, Error Correction and Parity: None automatically save themselves to the whether the computer will beep Stop Bit: 1 floppy. when a floppy has been Flow Control: Xon/Xoff completed. To begin the transfer of the files, After setting the parameters, click select TRANSFER and then TEXT You can use the arrow keys to the OK button. The window will FILE TRANSFER on the Hyper change the settings, the space now switch to the connected mode. Terminal Menu. bar to move to the next At this point, you will need to parameter, and the Return key to prepare for the data send. The screen for the file selection will accept the current settings and appear. Select one of the two files save them. If you should make a and press enter. The file will begin to mistake, <CTRL><Q> will set the ADT Program Transfer scroll down the window and at the settings to the default. same time appear on the Apple II The first task you will need to window. Upon completion of the first At this point, ADT can be started. complete in this step is the setting file, repeat the process for the second You will need to also start the of the data control. First, open the file. ADT program on the PC side. PROPERTIES window under the You will need to make sure that FILE menu. Be sure that the COM Once both files have been transferred, the ADT.EXE file is in the port that the program is using is perform another Catalog on the Apple directory that you intend to write the same as the port that you II. You should see 3 programs on the and read to. plugged the cable into.