Re: Can a PC make Apple II disks ?

["Rob Cecchino" <rcecchino@hotmail.com>]

"Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saafNOSPAM.se> wrote in message
news:8i78u1$k1t$1@merope.saaf.se...
> In article <lry15.209$eI.7417@news1.online.no>,
> Vidar \"Hawk\" Olavesen <olavese@online.no> wrote:
>
> No, you cannot do that.  The standard disk hardware on the PC cannot
> read Apple II disks, due to fundamental incompatibilities on how bits
> are stored on the respective disks.  To read or write Apple II disks
> on the PC will require special hardware.  Some 15+ years ago there
> actually were special disk controller cards for the PC which enabled
> it to read Apple II disks, but it's a very long time since I last saw
> it advertised.
>

You are right. I still have an "Option Board" which was sold by the same
folks who distributed the CopyII Plus diskcopying program. One could
actually copy just about all Apple II copy protected diskettes using one or
two floppy drives from the PC. The option board plugged in between the PCs
disk controller and the floppy drive cable.