Re: Copying Apple Diskettes

["Timbley" <timhaynes@no.spam.please.alumni.uwaterloo.ca>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Timbley wrote:
>
> >"Hans Otten" <nobody@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:qKGbQDX5h9HucbyKlnxSDU=E+UkW@4ax.com...
> >> "Timbley" <timhaynes@no.spam.please.alumni.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> The Catweasel MK3 is hardware solution for all computers with a PCI
(or
> >> >> Zorro) slot.  It's an advanced disk controller I used to archive
Amiga
> >> >> and C64 disks with standard PC 3,5 / 5,25 " drives. I'm not sure if
> >> >> drivers for Apple (II) computers exist. http://www.jschoenfeld.com
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Now THAT is interesting as heck.  Never even heard of the CatWeasle
> >before,
> >> >but it seems to support Apple IIe and Mac formats.  Can anybody more
> >> >tehnically inclined comment on the suitability of using this for
> >> >transferring disks to PC?
> >> >
> >> >http://www.jschoenfeld.com/products/catweasel_e.htm
> >> >
> >> >Cheers
> >> >Tim
> >> >
> >> Indeed it is interesting. The MK3 is sold out, a new production may be
> >made
> >> soon, as i was told by Jens today. The C64 support is for sure, the
Atari
> >> support is not there yet, and i did ask again about the Apple support.
> >>
> >> Hans http://www.hansotten.com
> >
> >Their Canadian distributor has some in stock.
> >http://www.livewiresystems.ca/products/dsp_view.cfm?id=22
> >
> >Anybody want to buy one and test it out?
>
> Unless you are capable and willing to do a lot of driver development,
> the CatWeasle is not ready for Apple II prime time.
>
> That was true a few years ago, and nothing has happened in the
> last few years to change that situation.
>
> It would be great to have an integrated, GUI-based CatWeasle
> solution supporting Apple II disks under Win2K, Linux, etc.,
> but unless someone is interested enough to do it, it won't
> happen.
>
> -michael

Do you know for a fact that no driver has been developed since then?  There
are Mac 800K disk drivers - would those work for Prodos 16 disks, I wonder?

Tim