Re: Flopticals (yes, again)

["Seth D. Kadesh" <thes+@CMU.EDU>]

florpch@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Lawrence S Lee) writes:
> I feel like an idiot for posting this again, because I've completely
> forgotten what people have said.
> 
> That out of the way... simple question.
> 
> If I get one a' dem 21 meg Flopticals, CAN I (a) read/write ProDOS _and_ MAC
> high density disks, and (b) can I read High density MS-DOS disks?

(a) yes and no
(b) yes
 
> The reason why I ask is because since the flopticals are SCSI devices
> (InSite mechanisms, I'm told, are the only ones the RamFAST can accept), and
> since mechanism is supposed to support both 800k and HD  floppies as well
> as the 21 meg floptical disks, that any such hassles like the IWM chip,
> and even the SuperDrive, would be sidestepped.

There is no support for 800K disks, only 720K and 1.4 meg.

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