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From: drz@po.CWRU.Edu (David R. Zinkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple ][ 5.25 disks
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Date: 18 Mar 91 21:15:57 GMT
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Apple's 5.25" drive won't let the Mac read Apple II disks, BUT:
Kennect now makes two 5.25" floppy drives which can read and write
various IBM and Apple II formats.  If I remember correctly (someone
correct me if I'm wrong), these are the formats:

   Drive 360: Reads, writes, and formats MS-DOS 360K
              and Apple II 143K floppies (can't read, write,
              or format MS-DOS 1.2 MB disks)
   Drive 1200: Reads, writes, and formats MS-DOS 1.2 MB floppies
               Reads and writes (but can't format) MS-DOS 360K
               and Apple II 143K disks

In either case, you'll also need to buy Kennect's Rapport, a device
which connects to the floppy drive port; either Kennect drive can
then connect to Rapport.  (I don't know if drives can be daisy-chained.)
As an added bonus, if your Mac doesn't have a SuperDrive (FDHD) then
Rapport lets your 800K floppy drive(s) read -- but not write or format --
MS-DOS 720K disks.

Disclaimer: I don't work for Kennect -- I'm not even a Kennect customer.

Hope this helps,
 -- Dave

-- 
David Zinkin -- Case Western Reserve University (Student) and
      Rochester General Hospital Radiology Dept. (Consultant)

"If we dream it, it can be done." -- Bob Anastas, founder of SADD