berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu (01/24/89)
I've used it with both high density and regular density 3.5"
drives. It works well, provided your disk drive can handle
the strange formats. Sony and Teac drives work ok. The
mitsubishi 720K drive is ok. Keep away from ALPS. I haven't
tested NEC or Toshiba drives.
Mike Berger
Department of Statistics
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
{convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!bergerDERK@cup.portal.com (DERK ALLEN GATES) (02/06/89)
I've used the Copy II Deluxe Board with a used Tandy 1000 3.5 drive & a 1.2meg 5 1/4 drive. I've been able to swap Mac files <> MSDOS and copy Mac & IBM protected diskettes. I've had more trouble with 5 1/4 disks. All IBM work, I'm having problems with Apple and "Commie-dore". The book says I should be able to copy them but I've had no success. My main purpose was for IBM copying and MAC <> IBM so I have what I want but if it says it should, it should.... Ya know? Let me know if you have had this problem... Derk Allen gates@cup.portal.com
mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael R. Volow) (02/09/89)
[poster discussing CopyII PC Option Board} Has any one experienced slowed-down floppy writes with the PC Option Board installed. Mine is in an IBM PC with a hi-density FDC (TurnPoint America's Super-Multi I/O FDC). Although I haven't had time to do formal testing, file transfer between my two floppies seen to take longer (transfer of about 70 small files via DOS COPY *.* command took about 3 min!). M Volow, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705 mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP
Derk@cup.portal.com (DERK ALLEN GATES) (02/12/89)
I have the same problem with my Copy II Deluxe board... it takes forever to do any Mac writes. I don't notice this problem when using the 3.5 drive for IBM tasks though. I hear that a Macintosh drive has a variable motor speed, much like a 1.2meg floppy. I think the way the Copy II board gets around this is to write a segment of data and wait for the disk to spin around and then it writes anothe segment where the last one stoped. if you follow me, you can understand why it takes so long. If you have other idea's about this, please email me... Derk Gates@cup.portal.com