Re: AE PC Transporter Questions...

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Supertimer" <supertimer@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Jeff Thomas <a2forever@usa.net> wrote:
>
> It uses an NEC V30 processor operating at 7Mhz which is the
> equivalent of a Turbo XT with an 8086 processor.  Actually, it was
> a clone of the 80186 processor which was somewhere between
> the 8086 and 80286 but this Intel processor received very little
> press because most systems just used it as an 8086.  It has up
> to 640k of memory and CGA graphics.  You can use your IIGS
> monitor to output the display.  There should be a video mixer
> card in your case.  The IIGS keyboard and mouse are utilized
> as is the IIGS hard disk drive.

> The normal IIGS drive can't read
> the PC MFM format unless you happen to have a SuperDrive
> and SuperDrive card.  Before I got my SuperDrive, I simply
> created an MS-DOS hard disk drive file on my IIGS hard drive
> and took software over via a modem from the PC to the IIGS.

Actually, the normal IIGS drive CAN read (and write) the PC MFM format and
it does when using the PCT as a controller.  When used in this manner it
functions both as a 3.5" 800Kb ProDOS-GS/OS-DOS3.3 drive or a PC 720Kb
MS-DOS drive depending on which system is active.  It is great for
transferring files between the Apple II and a PC (for use with an emulator).

Charlie