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From: ekalenda@cup.portal.com (Edward John Kalenda)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Macintosh Disk -> MSDOS
Message-ID: <42439@cup.portal.com>
Date: 18 May 91 04:06:54 GMT
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>I need to convert some Macintosh disks to MSDOS format.  I know that You can
>use the program "Apple File Exchange" to convert from Apple to MSDOS, but
>is there any way to do it on a PC?

It is not possible to do this with standard PC hardware. The problem is
that the Mac uses different spin rates for each track of the disk. This
is done so the magnetic flux density in any track is the same, resulting
in consistant recording quality. In other words, the magnetic media passes
under the head at the same linear speed in all tracks.

This gives many sectors per track on the outside and few on the inside.
There is a product (I can't remember the name) that replaces your normal
controller and allows Mac floppy drives to be connected to the PC. With
the included software you can read/write Mac, Apple ][, and Apple ][GS
disk formats. Try looking in some of the Apple related magazines.

Ed
ekalenda@cup.portal.com