Re: BlueDisk using 800k drives?

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <tsetse-0804962312460001@hallow.helix.net>,
tsetse <tsetse@helix.net> wrote:
> 
> i have a blue disk with 2 pc style 3.5HD drives (epson brand, i believe,
> 1.44 meg)  i just tried a standard 800k prodos disk in them - unreadable.

Is it possible to connect an Apple 3.5 Drive to a BlueDisk, or does it
only work with PC drives?

> the driver allows the following formatting: 
>  800k   2:1
>  720k   2:1
> 2880k   3:1   \  these 2 not supported by drive
> 2880k   2:1   /  generates gsos error # $27 when tried on dd disk
> 1600k   2:1
> 1440k   2:1
> 
> when i first got the card, i formated a disk at 1600k. this disk was
> able, by just pushing it into the (hd) floppy drive, to crash every
> mac computer at work. but the blue disk card didn't have any troubles.
> presumeably a disk formated to 800k on the blue disk would behave
> similarly.

Would you be able to try this and report the results (and
compatiblity, if any, with a standard Apple 3.5 Drive and/or drive in
a real PC)?

Rob's original question was in response to a discussion he and I were
having in E-Mail.

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David Empson
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