Re: 5.25 floppies to Mac

[Pim Blokland <pDOTblokland@spcgroup.nl>]

Dave wrote:

> > to 3.5" disks, and hope that your Mac's 3.5" drive isn't too flakey
> > (Macintosh, Inc cheapskated on components and shafted 800K support) to
> > support Apple II-written disks.
> 
>    This is a lie. Any Mac from the Plus upwards can use a control panel
> called "PC Exchange" which will read Apple II (800k) disks without
> reformatting it.
[more blabla deleted]

You can't read, can you? That was not what the above message said. It
said that the Mac's disk drive is less reliable than the GS's disk
drive. That is not a lie, it is a simple statement of the facts of life.

And besides, *every* computer the world over can read disks without
formatting them!

> Post what you will, I don't visit often.
>    --Dave

OK, I'll mail this reply as well.

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