Re: IIgs Questions

[Greg Buchner <nobody@wavetech.net>]

In article 
<1ecogax.3a0m5p1vdjcqoN%dugtaylor@flashmail.com.spamstopper>, 
dugtaylor@flashmail.com.spamstopper (Douglas Taylor) wrote:

> Macs with 800K floppy drives, and lacking in a SWIM chip (early SE,
> Original Mac II, Mac Plus, Mac XL) cannot read anything other than
> Mac-formatted Double Density disks.

Those Mac's read/write the Apple 800K format very well.  I know, I 
used to have a Mac Plus that I played with and I was able to download
stuff on the GS and use it on the Plus.  Also helped a friend transfer
a lot of stuff from his ][+ to his Mac SE at one point.  I had the
3.5" drive on my IIe and he only had 5.25" drives on his ][+.

The magnetic layout on 800K Apple II and Mac disks are exactly the
same.  The only difference is the way directories and files are
stored.

Greg B.
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