Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!pdn!boake2!jc3b21!larry
From: larry@jc3b21.UUCP (Lawrence F. Strickland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Looking for something to read Mac disks on  a PC
Message-ID: <693@jc3b21.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 89 13:38:56 GMT
References: <1145@hcx1.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: St. Petersburg Jr. College, FL
Lines: 55

From article <1145@hcx1.UUCP>, by leoh@hardy.harris.com (Leo Hinds):
> The makers of copy2PC make a board that "supposedly" allow you to use your PC to
> read/write MAC disks ... how well this works I do not know as I do not own one.

I own the Copy II PC option board described above from Central Point Software.
Originally it was purchased at an Egghead Software locally.  When I first tried
out the card, it did not work at all when storing information to a Mac disk,
though it read the information OK (most of the time).  I called CPS and was
VERY impressed with their service.  Their voice phone system is excellent and
directed me to a location where I could discuss this particular product.

Unfortunately, all assistants were busy.  They said they would call back
(right!  I've dealt with Microsoft enough to know that is just a brushoff).
Well, they actually did!  The person I talked to actually knew about the
product!  Furthermore, she had a suspicion of what the problem was and they
had just released a fix and would send it to me (free!)

However, I had to complete a transfer project that night.  She offerred to
post the corrected files to the BBS system and made good on her offer.  I was
able to pull down the changes, they worked, and I was able to complete my
project.  In addition, they still sent me an official 'fixed' disk.

A few weeks later, I got a letter from them asking if the correction was OK
and was I still having problems plus appologizing for the trouble!  Two weeks
after that, I got another disk (free) in the mail with corrections to a
problem I'd not had yet.  Basically, CPS is an outstanding company.

As far as the board itself is concerned, I've had no problems moving files
back and forth to the Mac.  Using PageMaker, I've transferred files from one
system back and forth to the other.  Same with Microsoft Word (4.0 and 5.0).
I've also transferred MacPaint and Tiff files from the Mac and then placed
them using PageMaker on the PC.  No problems in any of this.

The copy of IBM protected disks also works.

I have not tried copying Atari or Amiga disks as yet, though that is also
supported (though not copying files from/to these systems).

I have tried copying (protected) Mac disks, but have not had any luck.  They
warn in the manual this might be the case.

All in all, the board and software have pleased me considerably.  Just the
other day, I transferred 40 WordPerfect files to MS Word format (on the PC),
then copied them to a Mac diskette and read them in using Word on the Mac.
It worked flawlessly.  Several days later I converted a Wordstar file and
copied it to Mac.  People were unable to do this using TOPS, so it saved
considerable time, effort, and probably a client.

I am a very satisfied customer.

-- 
+--------------------------------------+-- St. Petersburg Junior College --+
|        Lawrence F. Strickland        |   P.O. Box 13489                  |
|  ...!uunet.uu.net!pdn!jc3b21!larry   |   St. Petersburg, FL 33733        |
+--------------------------------------+-- Phone: +1 813 341 3321 ---------+