Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.programmer:978 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:1583 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:1767 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!tukki.jyu.fi!jyu.fi!otto From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Read a 800K Macintosh disk on a pc Message-ID: Date: 18 Sep 90 07:50:25 GMT References: <1990Sep17.160625@crazy.inria.fr> Sender: news@tukki.jyu.fi (News articles) Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Organization: Turing Police, Criminal AI section Lines: 26 In-Reply-To: lebastar@crazy.inria.fr's message of 18 Sep 90 13:30:24 GMT In article <1990Sep17.160625@crazy.inria.fr> lebastar@crazy.inria.fr (Franck Lebastard) writes: Does any one know how to read a 800K Macintosh disk on a PC (3,5") to get ascii files? This was recently discussed, but to prevent large amounts of followups, I'll summarize: * no, it can't be done with basic IBM PC hardware -- the Macintosh drives change speed depending on which track they are on and the PC hardware can't duplicate this trick * the Macintosh II machines, however, are capable of reading IBM PC diskettes; use the file transfer utility or one of several PD/FreeWare programs to do the file copying - it is possible also at the same time to do character set translation (for special characters like c-cedillas etc.); the Mac IIx and later machines with 1.44M drives can also read/write 1.44M PC diskettes - others can only do 720k diskettes * there are several special cards for the PC into which you can plug Macintosh drives into or which control the drives in a special way to enable you to use Mac diskettes - most notable perhaps the CopyIIPC option board DeLuxe from Central Point Software (followups directed to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware) -- * * * Otto J. Makela * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (CCITT, Bell 2400/1200/300) * * Mail: Kauppakatu 1 B 18, SF-40100 Jyvaskyla, Finland, EUROPE * * * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *