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From: umsmigie@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jason Smigiel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac drive on an Amiga.
Message-ID: <1990Feb15.030438.10407@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 15 Feb 90 03:04:38 GMT
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portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes:

j> On 13 Feb 90 06:29:49 GMT, umsmigie@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jason Smigiel) said:
j> Is Mac-2-DOS compatible with Amax? (or something similar :-)


[ A big affirmative for Central Coast's Mac-2-DOS product editted out ]

>Compatibility with AMAX?  Please define what you mean by "compatible"
>and I'll try to answer.  Mac-2-Dos is a good accessory for AMAX, but
>not a replacement for it.  Because both products use different plugs,
>so in order to use one drive with both products you will have to
>switch plugs when you switch programs.  Other than that, I don't know
>how to answer this question.

	What I meant was exactly what you answered.  That is; Could
I use Amax with the Mac drive that is attached to the Mac-2-DOS interface?
I now know I cannot,  not unless I attach the Mac drive to the Amax interface.

>__  Michael Portuesi	Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
>\/  portuesi@sgi.com	Entry Systems Division -- Engineering

	Thanks for all your help!

Jason
umsmigie@ccu.umanitoba.ca