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From: jim@jose.uucp (Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: IBM (gack) compatibility
Summary: copy
Message-ID: <1989Oct9.164807.3837@jose.uucp>
Date: 9 Oct 89 16:48:07 GMT
References: <16990@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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Organization: Price Savers, Salt Lake City, UT
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In article <16990@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu (Roy Wood) writes:
> Someone recently mentioned that they could write Atari-compatible disks using
> an IBM?  I'd heard rumours concerning this sort of thing, but I'd like to hear
> some specific information.  Is it really possible? (well, all thinigs are 
> possible)   What sort of hardware/software is needed?  Does it work both ways?
> (i.e., IBM->Atari and Atari->IBM)

It is my understanding that the copyboard with copyIIpc can copy just about
anything.  (including atari 8 bit stuff).  It is basically a board that
goes inbetween the floppy controller and the floppy drive on the pc.  I 
assume it is just another type of controller.  Anyway...  it aparently 
does work.

jim@jose.uucp