Re: comp.sys.apple2 FAQ 2/2

[jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay Krell)]

>A: Well, here is a quick summary chart for 3.5" disks:


>3.5 Disk type|  //e          GS           Mac W/DD Drive    Mac W/HD drive
------------|------------------------------------------------------------
>ProDos 800K | yes           yes              AFE              AFE
>ProDos 1600K| yes*          yes*             no               AFE
>HFS 800K    |  1            yes (Sys 6)      yes              yes
>HFS 1440K   | not yet       yes* (Sys 6)     no               yes
>IBM 720K    |  2,3           2,3             AFE              AFE
>IBM 1440K   |  2             2               no               AFE

>Key:  yes = no problem            no  = impossible
>      yes* = no problem, but requires HD Disk Drive and HD controller card
>      1 = Look for A2FX and HFSLink at various FTP sites
>     2 = look for MSDOSCOPY (via FTP). Req a HD controller/drive
>      3 = get the new CTI card and an IBM drive (address below)
>     AFE = Apple File Exchange on the Macintosh.  Very S-L-O-W.
>     [note: for those who don't know, HFS is the normal Macintosh format]

This part of the FAQ needs updating. It should include ProDOS 1.44 MB disks.
The 1600K disks should probably be removed, since they are proprietary (AE)
and not common. Mac's also have the ProDOS File System init, which is
better than AFE. The read-only (though an explanation of the Mac PC Exchange
makes it clear writing would work w/o much trouble) MS-DOS FST in 6.0.1.

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  --Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu