Re: Apple2e<->Ibmpc emulators?

[toth@tellabs.com (Joseph G. Toth Jr.)]

In article <Cr70H1.FMv@cuug.ab.ca> gebhartj@cuug.ab.ca (Jeff Gebhart 291-0018) writes:
>In article <mobrienCr5q1L.Iny@netcom.com>,
>Michael O'Brien <mobrien@netcom.com> wrote:
>>Apple ][ disks use a different encoding mechanism than PC's, and since
>>the PC's implement disk I/O in hardware it's impossible to write a
>>program that will read an Apple disk.
>>
>
>Central Point put out a board a while back to allow use of Mac Disks in
>PC Drives - called the Central Point PC Option Board.  Could Apple II 
>disks be read if you had such a board?
>
>
>
>Jeff


No, for the 5 1/4" drives that stored 140K if info.

Yes, for the 3.5" drives that stored 1 Meg of info.
I had one of these drives, and they used the same mechanism
as the Mac drives.  The main difference was that you had to
add a special 'SmartDrive' interface card to the ][, //, etc.
It, along with a 1Meg ram expansion (mostly used as RamDisk)
allowed me to use my old workhorse for an additional 3 years
before deciding it was just too outdated.

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