Path: utzoo!utgpu!utorvm!ryerson!acps5788
Date: Wednesday, 27 Feb 1991 11:56:12 EST
From: Roger Smith <ACPS5788@Ryerson.CA>
Message-ID: <91058.115612ACPS5788@Ryerson.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Amiga/Mac File Exchange

Hi,
 I was wondering if anyone has information on How to read I.B.M Dos Disks or
 AMIGA disks in an apple HD disk drive. I am thinking about writing a utility
similar to Apple File Exchange that would allow you to stick in an AMIGA disk
and copy files back and forth.

 I discovered that amiga Floppies use MFM encoding and is similar to the format
 used for IBM formatted floppies.
 The FDHD (1.44MB) Drives include the capability to read and Write MFM
and GCR floppies . I think these routines are part of the File or Disk
Manager Routines.

 Is this a pratical project? Why has there been no emphasis on reading other
 disk formats besides DOS?

 Any input on the subject would be appreciated.
                                                           Thanks Roger Smith
                                                           Ryerson Polytechnic
                                                           Ont. Canada