Re: trying to get an Apple II GS going for fun...

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"R. Priestley" writes ...
> 
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> What I would love to do is use my PC to download software for the ][
> GS over the internet> But it seems that one of the problems with this
> is that my contemporary PC 3.5" floppy drive can not physically read
> an 800kb 3.5" floppy, nor could it format it for the ][ GS even if it
> could read it.
> 
> A few questions come to mind about this come to mind for me...
> 1] Can you still buy 800kb 3.5" Floppies?!?!?!?

     Alltech should still be selling 800k DD diskettes.


> 2] Could I somehow attach the Apple 3.5" external floppy drive to my
> PC and use it to store files?!?!?! (I know: this is a super-big
> long-shot!!!)

     Right, it is. You can plug a TrackStar into your PC and transfer stuff to a
5.25" diskette in an Apple II drive connected to the TrackStar. You can not write
3.5" Apple II diskettes on a PC.

 
> 3] Can I use one of the aging Power Macs, like a Performa 5200 CD, at
> my workplace to read and write 800kb 3.5" floppies? I could download
> files there onto the Mac and drop the files onto disks to use for the
> ][ GS?
 ....

     I'm pretty sure you can do this.



Rubywand