Re: DOS & CP/M on AII?

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

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In article <39C2EB38.9A282B26@wanadoo.nl>, "ruud.dingemans"
<ruud.dingemans@wanadoo.nl> wrote:


>Well, I've managed to get my IIc 5.25 disk drive working on my IIgs,
>alongside a 3.5 inch drive. No idea why it didn't work first time, but
>there ya go.
>
>Anyway, now I'm curious if there's any way to copy/handle MS-DOS or CP/M
>disks in these drives.
>
>As far as I can see it isn't, but
>then again, who knows...?
>
>Regards, Ruud


CP/M disks came in various low-level formats. A lot of the CP/M computers
used the same format since they had the same disk drives, but Apple II CP/M
disks use a low-level format to match Apple's 5.25" drive. You can read
Apple CP/M disks using the old Apple II System Utilities (I know you can
catalogue the disk, you might be able to copy files too) or with Copy II+.


Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - Future Cop:LAPD - Warcraft II
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