Re: Apple][gs and Quadra 660AV HFS conflict

[volk@seas.smu.edu (Andrew R. Volk)]

In article <1994Mar23.201856.1@acad2.alaska.edu> astdm@acad2.alaska.edu (Malone) writes:
>> The PowerPC macs are shipping with a new version of the SWIM and not the
>> rumored/promised MFM-only controller. I even saw an ad that mentioned
>> that they could read ProDOS disks :).
>
>According to the "official" Power Macintosh 6100/60 and Power Macintosh
>6100/60AV Spec sheet (might not be the right name for this flyer) under:
>
>Features
>	
>   *  Compatibility
>
>	Reads Macintosh, Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS floppy disk formats
>
>Technical Specs
>
>   *  Disk Drives
>
>	One built-in Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive that uses
>	high-density floppy disks and reads, writes, and formats Macintosh,
>	Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks

They can all do this already! Just download the Apple //e Card software from
ftp.apple.com, and install only the ProDOS File System extension. Transparent
reading of ProDOS disks, doesn't require the //e card. (old Bridging The
Gap knowledge, as I recall :)


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