Re: Can GS read/init 1.44 disks?

[sheldon@netcom.com (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <4jmmhe$7nt@stratus.skypoint.net> tmcdan19@skypoint.com (Terry McDanel) writes:
>
>The only way i have been able to use 1.44 disks between my GS and 
>PowerMac is by covering the extra writeprotect notch.  It fools the Mac 
>into thinking it is a 800k.  Otherwise the Mac thinks it needs to be 
>initialized and wont read it.
>
>1.44s initialized on the Mac in Prodos are unreadable by my GS.  
>
>I havent noticed anything in this group about this.  Perhaps i wasnt 
>paying attention.  Am i missing something?

The Apple IIgs disk port can't handle 1.44Mb floppies. You have to get
a superdrive controller card + superdrive or SCSI card + floptical or
something like that.

-Sheldon