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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Mac format filesystem
Message-ID: <2934@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 6 Sep 90 20:00:09 GMT
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Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Organization: Corpane Industries Inc., Louisville, KY
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jonc@uts.amdahl.com (Jonathan Chang) writes:

>Can someone explain how AMAX II is able to use standard Amiga drives
>to read/write Mac format disks?  

>I thougt it wasn't possible since Macs use variable-speed drives.
>Does AMAX use a combination of software devices and libraries to do it 
>a la Cross-DOS and MSH?  or is it the AMAX board that does the magic?


I just got Amax II. Looks pretty nice. but all I can do right now is watch
the startup screen reject disks, till I get the Mac OS (on order). But
what the manual says is that Amax can read/write several types of formats

1> the normal Mac format disks. You need to have a mac drive for this

2> Amax format disks. This is a special format that Amax uses on disks in
the amiga drives.

3> Atari ST Magic Sac and Spectre macintosh emulator format disks on the
amiga drives.

4> Partition a hard drive or put a Mac formated HD and use that.

So, AMAX can't write and read standard Mac formated disks in the Amiga drives,
you have to use a mac drive for that.

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