If you use the program Virtual II, you may know that it reads and writes to a virtual tape. Files written by Virtual II can be easily moved to an iPod and read on real Apple IIs. Here is the process I use.

1) Save the “tape” to a file using Virtual II’s normal tape saving process. This file is in AIF format, but volume probably needs to be increased in order to be read by a real Apple II from an Ipod type music player.

2) Rename the file to a .aif suffix from the .cass that Virtual II normally uses.

3) Covert the AIFF file to 16bit 41.1 kHz sampling rate and size. This can easily be done by loading the file into Quicktime PRO and using the export command to convert it.

4) Now the AIF file can be dragged into a GarageBand track. Add 6dB volume to the track and optionally cut out any unnecessary silence at the beginning of the recording.

5) Finally export to itunes and sync to your ipod.

6) Play back to your Apple II at maximum volume and you should be able to read your Virtual II generated tape.

The same process can be used to generate audio files for the Apple 1, using the Wozanium Pack ROM image loaded into Virtual II. However, you may not need to increase volume for real Apple 1’s or clones as they don’t seem to need as much volume as the Apple II.