Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!jkt100 From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Mac drive on an Amiga. Message-ID: <90048.130251JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 17 Feb 90 18:02:51 GMT References: <1990Feb13.062949.12892@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 24 In article , portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) says: > >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. Hopefully, to create a standard, Mac-2-Dos will rewrite their software so it can be used with the A-Max cartridge. I see little reason why they wouldn't or couldn't do this. Why should they, you ask? Because there are so many A-Max cartridges out there, they'd be missing a bet (and a lot of sales) not to. Kurt -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- || Kurt Tappe (814) 862-8630 || "This town needs an enema." || || 600 E. Pollock Rd., #5705 || - Joker, "Batman" || || State College, PA 16801 --------------------------------------|| || jkt100@psuvm.bitnet or jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu || || or jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1 QLink: KurtTappe || ----------------------------------------------------------------------