stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen) (01/18/91)
kpottie@icarus.cs.kuleuven.ac.be (Pottie Karl) writes: >I'd like to be able to check if there is an MSDOS disk inserted in an FDHD. >If I could read tracks from an MSDos disk, it would even be better. >Can this be done without writing my own driver ? If not,are there any >public domain source codes or compiled libraries available anywhere ? If you have an FDHD, then you can read MS-DOS disks just by calling the floppy disk driver. You just need to know where the relevant blocks live on the disk... steve -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Christensen | Apple Computer, Inc. | Disclaimer: | 20525 Mariani Ave, MS-81CS | the above may be stevec@apple.com | Cupertino, CA 95014 | a lie...or not.