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From: kleef@ark.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Reading Mac disks on the Amiga.  The Answer is...
Message-ID: <1026@ark.cs.vu.nl>
Date: Wed, 27-May-87 19:00:44 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 27 19:00:44 1987
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References: <8705221955.AA05310@cogsci.berkeley.edu> <6938@amdahl.amdahl.com> <148@l5comp.UUCP>
Reply-To: kleef@cs.vu.nl (Patrick van Kleef)
Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam
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Summary: Read a book :)

In article <148@l5comp.UUCP> scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner) writes:
>However, unless someone can explain Apple's CRC routine the impossible
>may just remain that. :( Could it be this is the REAL reason we can't read Mac
>disks? I don't think so because my mailbox get's these letters telling me it
>can't be done for other reasons. :) The last one was: Disk pulsing isn't
>reliable and it's bad for the drive. Ergo you can't read Mac disks...
>
>Either pass the info to me or contact Central Coast Software. CCS isn't on the
>net, but they are on BIX. So you could also post it on BIX and they would get
>it.
>
>
>Scott Turner
>
>

This information can hardly be passed thru this sort of medium.
Go read Beneath Apple ProDOS or Beneath Apple DOS (Quality Software).
Both books contain detailed information on how data is stored
on Apple disks. Although both concern Apple ][ disks (DOS 3.3 and ProDOS),
they will prove helpful, because the Mac also uses the same
diskcontroller the Apple ][ uses and maintains the same 'raw' diskformat.

Cheers,

P.

Disclaim? Wot me disclaim?