Re: Can I read low density Apple disks on a PC?

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

tonyoc@accutek.com (Tony Ochoa) wrote:
>In article <834919513.17580.0@chuche.demon.co.uk>, john@chuche.demon.co.uk
>(John Hay) wrote:
>
>> Help!
>> 
>> I have my dissertation on 5 1/4" low density Apple II disks and the
>> machine has died.
>> 
>> Can anybody point me to a software application to let me read them on
>> a PC?
>> 
>> John Hay (john@chuche.demon.co.uk)
>
>John, 
>
>Since I believe time is of the essence here (am I right?) get to the
>nearest Mac user group. They can transfer the disks over to a single-side
>3 1/2" disls, insert those in a Mac using PC Exchange or Apple File
>Exchange, copy the files to the hard drive and then to DOS floppies.  For
>the nearest Mac user group in your area, got to Yahoo (
>http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Personal_Computers/Macintosh/User_Groups/
>) . 

Not to be picky, but how are Macs able to read 5.25 Apple II disks?  I 
thought that Macs didn't use 5.25 drives?

tomZ