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From: agnus@nadia.UUCP (Matthias Zepf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A-Max Drives
Keywords: Amiga Drives Mac
Message-ID: <366@nadia.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 89 18:12:10 GMT
References: <4341@alvin.mcnc.org>
Reply-To: agnus@nadia.UUCP (Matthias Zepf)
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In article <4341@alvin.mcnc.org> raw@mcnc.org (Russell Williams) writes:
>	Can anybody tell me what the problem is with not having a mac drive to
>hook up with A-Max?  From what I have read, although the amiga drive can only
>read 1/3 of the Mac disk, you can transfer a mac disk to an amiga disk by
>copying it in three passes.  Then you have the whole mac disk on an amiga disk.
>So why would this be a problem in compatibility?  (Copy protection of Mac disks
>aside.)

I think this was a joke of you, wasn't it? You must the mac is writing
(and reading) a disk at three diffent rotating speeds (depending on
the track number). The amiga drive can only simulate one of this three
speeds. So you can only read 1/3 of the mac disk, but it will every
time the same 1/3 of the mac disk!! 2/3 are absolut unreadable!
By the way, I'm waiting for this A-Max to buy here in Germany...

Greetings, Matthias