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Re: Using Apple ][ 5 1/4 " disks with an older Mac IICi
- Subject: Re: Using Apple ][ 5 1/4 " disks with an older Mac IICi
- From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
- Date: 20 Jul 2002 07:03:12 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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Ruud Dingemans replied:
>David Empson wrote:
>> Ruud Dingemans <rtech@home.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>It can be done, but not without hardware I'm afraid. There is a 5.25
>>>drive plus Nubus-card combo that will let you read such disks on a Mac.
>>
>> Exchange. This drive doesn't support Apple II 5.25" (GCR 140K single
>> sided) disks.
>
>Um, right, hadn't thought of that. He mentioned 5.25, forgot there are
>more types of those than one ;) I think - but am not sure - the drive
>may be able to read Prodos disks tho.
Nope. David said it right.
The Mac 5.25 drive is incapable of reading any disk coding but MFM,
independent of filesystem.
Since the Apple II uses only GCR 5.25" disks (natively), it's a no go.
-michael
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