Apple IIe, Games, 5 1/4 " disk transfers
Some (google) searches may turn up some answers.
There are a few good Apple II emulators for the Mac.
KEGS
http://kegs.sourceforge.net/
Virtual ][
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/VirtualII/
and others.
http://www.zophar.net/apple2.html
There are Apple II games archived in various places. Some of these may retain copyrights, but if you already own the game there may be exceptions. Here is a site with Apple II games:
http://www.virtualapple.org/
It is possible to copy the contents of your 5 1/4 " disks to disk files. There are a number of methods to do this. Here is what you may need:
- a serial card plugged into a slot in the Apple II
- some communications/disk transfer software
- a cable to your Mac or PC to receive the Apple II disk images
http://adt.berlios.de/
This is similar to the way I transferred my Apple II disks as disk images files to my Mac. I found that quite a few of my very old 5 1/4" disks might have been bad, perhaps due to age and dust. Once the disk image files were on the Mac, I burned some backup CDs with all of my Apple II disks on it. In this way, I can keep the disks, and use them on Mac, Windows and other systems. Newer systems don't have serial ports and the Macbook Air doesn't even come with an optical drive, but no big deal. Transferring the contents from the 5 1/4 " disks may be the biggest challenge.
There are other possible methods to transfer the disks using memory sticks, ethernet, and older disk drive technology.