Re: Questions about Superdrive stuff

[hinchlif@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Peter Hinchliffe)]

klo@sales.GBA.NYU.EDU (Worried) writes:



>	I have some questions. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

>If I use the HFS FST on my GS, I can pop in a Mac disk into
>my Apple 3.5 drive and be able to read it. Right? The file will
>show up on the GS' Finder and I can move it/save it onto a GS/OS
>disk. Right?

Yep. 

>If I have the 3.5 drive controller/Superdrive controller [what's
>the correct name for this controller anyway?], can I use my Apple 3.5
>drive as a Superdrive? FDHD? Meaning, can I read Mac, MSDOS, GS/OS
>high density disks?

The card is officially known as the Apple 3.5 Disk Controller Card. It runs
the Apple 3.5 (800K), the Apple UniDisk 3.5 (800K) and the Apple SuperDrive
(1.4Mb).


>If not, does that mean I must get a Superdrive controller card
>AND the Superdrive, just to read HD Mac, MSDOS and GS/OS
>disks?

You MUST have a real live SuperDrive to be able to make use of high density 
disks. The MS-DOS FST (from all accounts) will not work on anything less than 
a SuperDrive. The standard Apple 3.5 which was supplied with your IIgs will not
cut it. Mac HFS (800K) is not a problem, of course.

>All replies appreciated. Please reply via e-mail [especially
>since I'm trying to avoid the growing Anti-Apple campaign here]

>Thanks! I'll post summaries to the net if anyone wants me to.

>P.S. Is there an Apple version of the AFE utility? Even though
>we can [if we can] read Mac disks now, especially with the 
>Superdrive.

Who needs it?? AFE is just too slow. Translate with the HFS FST on your IIgs, 
or look around for the ProDOS init for the Mac (it certainly comes with the 
IIe card for the Mac LC, if someone with one of those). Either option is both
faster and more clever than AFE.

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