Re: Where to find software for Apple II and IIGS

[John L <jdl@biogate.com>]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:39:23 GMT, "Simon Biber"
<simon@basilisk2.cjb.net> wrote:

>> A plain SE with an 800K drive can't read disks from your PC. If it is an
>SE
>> FDHD  (floppy drive high density) it does have the 1.44 drive, which can
>> read and write disks from PC's and IIgs's.
>>
>> Hope that helps, just ask if you need more info.
>> -Paul
>
>Is it possible to read DOS-formatted 720k floppies in the 800k drive of a SE
>or Plus?

No, unfortunately.

800K Mac drives use the GCR storage format which is incompatible with
the PC MFM 720K format.  Your only option for reading 720K floppies on
an SE is to find an SE with a Superdrive (FDHD) or an SE/30 (which has
a FDHD drive).  The Superdrives (FDHD) are standard in all Mac's from
the SE/30 up to the mid-range Powermac's.





John








>Simon.
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