Re: Copying Apple Diskettes

["Robert J. Stevens" <atreborz@execpc.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" wrote:

> Robert J. Stevens wrote:
>
> >"Robert J. Stevens" wrote:
> >
> >> What would be the best setup to Copy Apple Diskettes. I have several
> >> machines; Apples n Macs. I've got some external Apple 3 1/2 drives. The
> >> diskettes I want to copy seem to be 720K in Apple format. My Old PC
> >> doesn't like them. Could I use Disk22 on the PC. I have a breadboarded
> >> Compaq 486-66 with dual 720's on it right now. Got a bunch of HD's if I
> >> install one and transfer from my Main Machine I could set it up.
> >> TIA
> >> Bob in Wisconsin
> >
> >Thanks for the responses. I'll have to try copying with my Apple/Macs.
> >Working on fixing my MAC Plus 1 Megger the case got damaged. swapping cases
> >just gotta find drives that will work with the Machines I have. The
> >floppies originated with a MAC LC II but it only has a single drive. Gotta
> >learn what the drive sizes were from the Original Apple thru the Latest
> >MACS.
>
> There were only three floppy sizes: 400K (single-sided, only used on
> _very_ early Macs), 800K (widely-used), and 1.44MB after the introduction
> of the FDHD drive in the Mac SE.
>
> The Mac LC II has a "FDHD" drive, and is capable of all of these formats.
>
> IIRC, there are lots of disk copy utilities for the Mac which only require
> one drive, since Mac memory is fully capable of storing the entire
> content of a disk.
>
> Your single-drive Mac LC II would be a fine copying platform.
>
> >I been working with Puters since the days of the DATAPOINT back in the
> >middle sixties. Worked on CP/M machimes; grad to PC's. My Expertise on
> >APPLES is very little but I'll learn
> >Am I going Full circle here. Gotta gotta get my Ole TRASH 80 running again
>
> Sounds like great fun--enjoy!
>
> -michael

Michael;
So I better Hang on the the LC II.
So Now all I need is a good utility on Flopy that the MAC can read and I'm in
Business
Thanks
Bob