Re: 1.4M drive in a 800K case

[left_the_scene <postmaster@nyc-strip-clubs.com>]

depends. With the standard apple gs/os software, ya can't format an
ms-dos 1.44 floppy. Ya CAN format it as a 1.44 prodos or 1.44 hfs mfm
disk - which an IBM drive can physically read, bit won't be able to make
sense of without some sort of device driver/file system translator.

BEST way to share data is get a GS/OS desk accessory called MUG. It lets
you read, write and format MS-dos disks.

get it at:
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/mug101.bxy
(need gs shrinkit to unpack)

John wrote:
> 
> So in that scenario-- Macintosh 1.4 drive on a Superdrive Controller-- if I
> formatted a disk on the GS could I plop the disk in a Windows machine and
> read the files, either natively or  with some converter software? Or is it
> GCR or whatever instead of MFMl, and just can't be read?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> "David Chiu" <none@nowhere.org> wrote in message
> a3mlep01gqt@enews1.newsguy.com">news:a3mlep01gqt@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > Yes. I am running two of those drives with a superdrive card now.
> >
> > "Locutus" <locutus@locutus.org> wrote in message
> > 040220021321560312%locutus@locutus.org">news:040220021321560312%locutus@locutus.org...
> >
> > >    So let me get this straight.  If I go and by a Sony Macintosh 3 1/2
> > > mech and put it in an Apple 3 1/2 case (those for the Apple GS) and got
> > > a Surperdrive card, I will have a 1.4mb floppy drive for my IIgs?
> >
> >
> >