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Re: Mac 2 PC



ericb@psu.edu (Eric Bennett) (EricB@pobox.com) wrote:
: In article <4iouuu$lhq@goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU>
: firmin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au (Lyndon Bernard Firmin ) writes:

: >  I am in search of a piece of software that can
: > read 800k Mac disk for my PC.. If any one has any information on 
: > the software that I need could you please email me..
: >         firmin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au
: > Thank you..
: >         Lyndon.

: I believe that this is impossible due to hardware limitations on PC
: floppy drives. You can read Mac 1.44 mb disks on a PC drive, but the
: Mac uses a goofy drive mechanism and goofy disk format to squeeze 800k
: onto a low density disk (whereas PC low density disks are only 720k);
: PC drives cannot read this format.  The software you want cannot be
: written.

: -Eric Bennett (ericb@pobox.com)

: Drawing on my fine command of the language, I said nothing.
: -Robert Benchley

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	Actually Central Point Software used to make a board, called the option
board deluxe, that would allow you to write, read, and format 800KB Mac disks
on a PC, last I heard this boards were being sold for about $50, the only
detail is that they are not compatible with all PCs, it mostly depends on
the type of floppy drives and disk controlers, also the software is for dos
only.  
	The option board deluxe would install on an 8 bit slot, and would connect
on one end at the floppy controler and at the other end at the drive.
The $50 dollar price was about 2 years ago, and I have not seen them around,
maybe Central Point might still have some.
The last version of the software was 5.4 or 5.5.
The drive that I know that can read 800KB Mac disks with the option board is 
TEAK, but it also depends on the controler, and motherboard and may not work
with newer computers.


Sergio Riveros



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