Re: Copying Apple Diskettes

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Robert J. Stevens wrote:

>"Robert J. Stevens" wrote:
>
>> What would be the best setup to Copy Apple Diskettes. I have several
>> machines; Apples n Macs. I've got some external Apple 3 1/2 drives. The
>> diskettes I want to copy seem to be 720K in Apple format. My Old PC
>> doesn't like them. Could I use Disk22 on the PC. I have a breadboarded
>> Compaq 486-66 with dual 720's on it right now. Got a bunch of HD's if I
>> install one and transfer from my Main Machine I could set it up.
>> TIA
>> Bob in Wisconsin
>
>Thanks for the responses. I'll have to try copying with my Apple/Macs.
>Working on fixing my MAC Plus 1 Megger the case got damaged. swapping cases
>just gotta find drives that will work with the Machines I have. The
>floppies originated with a MAC LC II but it only has a single drive. Gotta
>learn what the drive sizes were from the Original Apple thru the Latest
>MACS.

There were only three floppy sizes: 400K (single-sided, only used on
_very_ early Macs), 800K (widely-used), and 1.44MB after the introduction
of the FDHD drive in the Mac SE.

The Mac LC II has a "FDHD" drive, and is capable of all of these formats.

IIRC, there are lots of disk copy utilities for the Mac which only require
one drive, since Mac memory is fully capable of storing the entire
content of a disk.

Your single-drive Mac LC II would be a fine copying platform.

>I been working with Puters since the days of the DATAPOINT back in the
>middle sixties. Worked on CP/M machimes; grad to PC's. My Expertise on
>APPLES is very little but I'll learn
>Am I going Full circle here. Gotta gotta get my Ole TRASH 80 running again

Sounds like great fun--enjoy!

-michael

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