Disk2File
                     An Apple ][ DOS 3.3 Disk Reader
                              By Ron Menelli

                Copyright (c) 1992,1994 Ronald J. Menelli


This program is copyrighted but freely redistributable. Distribute it
as you like, as long as the package is distributed as an unmodified
whole.


INTRODUCTION

Disk2File is a program that simply reads an Apple ][ DOS 3.3 formatted
5 1/4" disk and writes the entire contents of the disk to an AmigaDOS
file.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Disk2File runs on any Amiga computer that has an Amiga 1020 or equivalent
5 1/4" drive. At the time of this writing, Disk2File has only been tested
on an A3000-25 with AmigaDOS 3.1 and an Amiga 1020 drive.


USAGE

To run this program, put your Apple ][ disk in your Amiga 5 1/4" drive
and, in a shell window, type:

        Disk2File DFx: file_name

Where DFx: is one of DF0:, DF1:, DF2:, DF3: (whichever your 5 1/4" drive
is) and file_name is the desired output file name. Provided there are no
read errors, the data on the disk will be copied to the Amiga file.


FILE FORMAT

The format of the output file is one that is used by a number of Apple ][
emulators. The data in the file is merely each sector of the disk written
one after the other (in sequential order, not the order the sectors are
stored on the disk), starting at track 0, sector 0. The data is completely
decoded from its original GCR form, so no further conversion need be done
by the emulator.


VERSION HISTORY

1.1 5/19/94 Fixed a number of silly decoding bugs that didn't appear until
            now. Added full checking of markers and checksums.
            First public release.

1.0         First try - basic functionality.



Please send bug reports, complaints, suggestions and moral support to:

        menelli@uiuc.edu

Oh yeah, let me know if you get this program working with the IBM 5 1/4"
drive hack. I haven't hacked a drive myself - yet.


Ron Menelli
May 19, 1994