Re: [tech] ][c/][gs monitor compatability, long winded

[Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de>]

Christ's Soldiers wrote:

> Finally on to the question.
> After some google work I found it may be possible using something 
> called apple oasis to make disks on PC that are usable on the pair I 
> have aquired. Only issue is I do not have a 5.25 disk drive. My 
> thinking was that I could find some software I liked for the IIc (OK, 
> OK, all I want is games! I admit it!) put them on a 3.5 then use the 
> LLgs to copy them to a 5.25 (if I ever find any). Only with no TV 
> adapter or monitor I was wondering if it was safe to hook up the IIgs 
> to the IIc's monitor. Boy what a lot of typing for such a simple 
> question, sorry. Anyway that an any other usefull info on these fine 
> new aquisitions would be appreciated.

A PC with a 5.25" drive wouldn't help you as it cannot write Apple 5.25"
disks since the PC floppy controller chip works very differently from
the corresponding Apple method.

ADT should be your best bet if you don't own a Mac. It is limited to
5.25" disks though. For making 3.5" disks you'd probably need a IIgs or
an older Mac, with a hard disk and some direct-floppy-writing software.

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Linards Ticmanis

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