Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!orca!javelin.sim.es.com!imp!kpopple From: kpopple@imp.sim.es.com (Ken Poppleton) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Re: CP/M disk formats (was Re: CPM to DOS exchanger) Message-ID: <1991Jun3.181046.13407@javelin.sim.es.com> Date: 3 Jun 91 18:10:46 GMT References: <1991May22.042049.8842@trl.oz.au> Sender: news@javelin.sim.es.com Reply-To: kpopple@imp.sim.es.com (Ken Poppleton) Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT Lines: 33 Nntp-Posting-Host: imp.sim.es.com In article , rat@ruth.UUCP (David Douthitt) writes: > > Unfortunately, the Apple II diskette goes beyond mere data > incompatibility and is physically incompatible with the IBM diskette. > To read an Apple diskette in an IBM PC (or vice versa) an adapter is > required. > > For the Apple II, Applied Engineering makes a IBM PC emulator board > which will support the IBM PC disk format in an external drive. I've > not tried this product, but I hear good things. In addition, there is > a product called MatchPoint-PC, which will read PC diskettes in your > Apple drive. But it's not an emulator. > In addition there is the FDC-10 disk controller card for the Apple II. It allows the connection of up to 4 IBM-PC disk drives, either 5.25" or 3.5". The drive can read an write MSDOS disks, but as of yet there is not a utility to perform this task. Disks can also be formated for use with ProDos (not to be confused with compatability with an Apple disk drive formatted disk). For information contact Conversion Technology (CTI) in the care of Patrick L. McLaughlin 516 12th Ave Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 801/364-4171 The current price is about $80 for the card and drives are in the $70 to $100 range. Ken Poppleton