Re: IIGS question

[schaf@meadow.muc.de (Soenke Behrens)]

Phil J Smith (pjsmith@iastate.edu) wrote:
: I need to transfer some files from an MSDOS machine to an Apple IIGS.  The
: person who owns the IIGS knows absolutely nothing about the machine.  Does the
: IIGS have something like Apple File Exchange for the Mac that will allow it to
: read MSDOS formatted disks?

Better still, it has something called 'MSDOS-FST' which integrates reading
MSDOS disks seamlessly into the system, i.e. an MS-DOS disk is treated just
like a 'native' disk.

Now here are the problems:
- You need System 6.0.1 for this one, which requires at least a Meg or so
  of memory (more is better)
- You need hardware that can read MS-DOS disks. No, the 3.5" drive won't do,
  at least not if it's not a SuperDrive hooked to one of the new 3.5" 
  controllers. Reason for this: The old 800k drives use GCR as physical format,
  MS-DOS uses MFM.
  A PC-Transporter would also work in making a standard Apple drive read
  MS-DOS disks.

In short, it's probably easier to transfer the files via modem.

Soenke
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