jdd@db.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) (03/12/91)
This may be a frequently asked question: Is there any way to read/write apple II disks using the drives of some other machine? (IBM PC/Atari800/C64/...?) It seems that II's have a fairly unusual disk format. John -- John DiMarco jdd@db.toronto.edu or jdd@db.utoronto.ca University of Toronto, CSRI BITNET: jdd%db.toronto.edu@relay.cs.net (416) 978-8609 UUCP: uunet!utai!db!jdd
kpopple@imp.sim.es.com (Ken Poppleton) (03/13/91)
In article <91Mar11.195246est.2366@ois.db.toronto.edu>, jdd@db.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) writes: > This may be a frequently asked question: > > Is there any way to read/write apple II disks using the drives of > some other machine? (IBM PC/Atari800/C64/...?) > > It seems that II's have a fairly unusual disk format. > > John > -- > John DiMarco jdd@db.toronto.edu or jdd@db.utoronto.ca > University of Toronto, CSRI BITNET: jdd%db.toronto.edu@relay.cs.net > (416) 978-8609 UUCP: uunet!utai!db!jdd The disk format used by the AppleII is different form most other computers. There are a couple of options to allow AppleII computers read or write IBM and possibley other formats of disks by adding special disk controller cards. PC transporter is a IBM-PC compatable plugin card for the appleII which allows an IBM disk drive to be used with the AppleII. Another alternative is the FDC-10 disk controller card which allows AppleII computers to read and write IBM-PC disks. It costs much less as it does not include an 8086 type processor for exicuting IBM-PC programs. The FDC-10 currently supports the ProDos file system. This is not IBM-PC disks. I am working on a file transfer program for the FDC-10 to allow reading and writing IBM-PC disks into the Apple ProDos system. I hope to have the program complete by July. The controller card has all the hooks for the task, It just has not had a program to make its use easy (unless you love to program lots of assembly). For more information contact Conversion Technology (CTI) in the care of Patrick L. McLaughlin 516 12th Ave Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 801/364-4171 The FDC-10 controller card sells for $70 and a package containing 2 3.5" drives and a controller card sells for $300. Ken Poppleton kpopple@sim.es.com