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From: doug-merritt@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Magic Sac for Amiga (was Re: How 'Bout HyperCard!)
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Date: 17 May 88 16:45:01 GMT
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Keith Mancus writes:
>  I am distressed to hear that the amiga drive can only read the
>out 32 tracks of a Mac disk.  Can anyone confirm this or suggest a fix?

Sure, it's fairly common knowledge. The problem is that the Amiga
disk spins at a fixed speed, whereas Apple has theirs vary depending
on where it's reading/writing. That's why Mac drives make "musical"
sounds.

The fix is to buy a Mac diskette drive and start figuring out how to
interface it to your Amiga. Have fun.

Asking for confirmation on this bit of news strikes me as a bit strange,
inasmuch as you are replying to a posting by the guy who did Magic
Sac in the first place. One would think he'd be a fairly reliable source
of information on such a thing, no?
	Doug Merritt