Re: Appleworks files on Apple II as

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <01bbd092$e02d7a20$53f30c26@tomz>,
Tom Zuchowski <tjz@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Jack Friess <jfriess@wctc.net> wrote in article <32872E8C.77AC@wctc.net>...
>> As Tom Z. was suggesting/hinting, if you have a IIgs, you can run IIx 
>> software on it.  For your conversion project, the IIgs with both 
>> drives (5.25, 3.5) would be the most efficient.

>I'm curious, why do you believe that a GS is more efficient at copying
>ProDOS files than any other Apple II model?  In every case you're most
>severely limited by disk speed, aren't you?

   I think he's comparing a GS with 3.5" and 5.25" drives to some other
model with only a 5.25" drive and a serial link out. Also, you're far
more likely to find both sizes of disk on a GS versus any other models
in the Apple II series.

Nathan Mates
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