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From: c60b-1eq@web-1e.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson)
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Subject: Re: reading mac diskettes on an ibm compat.
Keywords: mac,ibm
Message-ID: <1991Apr7.225352.18879@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 7 Apr 91 22:53:52 GMT
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In article <1991Apr7.085103.28026@nntp-server.caltech.edu> nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu) writes:
>gmurray@ibmpcug.co.uk (G Murray) writes:
>>In article <111369@unix.cis.pitt.edu> kline@unix.cis.pitt.edu (William E Kline) writes:
>>> This may sound a little strange...but...
>>> I need to be able to convert mac diskettes to an IBM machine.  I currently
>>> have a 386sx/20 with 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 inch H.D. drives.  Is there currently
>>> any software or hardware that will let me read a mac diskette directly
>>> onto my ibm comp, or simply convert it in?
>>> I will be converting MAC Pagemaker files for printing...
>>> Any help would be appreciated....:)
>>    There are at least 2 solutions to this.
>> 1) If the MAC disks are the newer high density type then the PC should be
>>     able to read them directly.
>> 2) There is a board/software by MicroSolutions called either MatchMaker
>>     or MatchPoint. One of these allows a PC to access an Apple II disk,
>>     the other allows reading/writing of MAC disks, but I can't remeber
>>     which is which.
>or:
>   3) There is the easiest way.. if your Mac has a superdrive, there's
>	  an init called initPC (i think) that allows the Mac to do the
>	  writing in PC format for either HD or 720.. I friend has it; i'll
>	  check if its shareware or PD; if it is, i'll binhex and email it
>	  to you if you want. If it isn't, ask some comp.mac types (i don't
>	  read those groups, so i can't tell you if its been discussed).

If your Mac has superdrive, you can use the Apple File Exchange.  It should
come with your Mac and I believe it is shareware.  The AFE is a simple
program which will convert files from one format to the other.  It can
also format diskettes in MSDOS format on your Mac.
But this is assuming you have a Mac.

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