jeffn@nuchat.UUCP (Jeff Noxon) (09/11/90)
In article <9009081936.AA22430@apple.com> MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET writes: | |>file off of an IBM 720/1.2Mb 3.5 and transfer it to ProDos? | |I don't think it's possible to transfer a 1.2Mb 3.5 (considering they don't |exitst :) I assume you mean a 1.44meg 3.5? (1.2megs are the High density |5.25" disks). Anyway, unless the new AE 1.4Mb drive is compatible with the |1.44Mb disks that have been formatted on a true 1.44meg drive, it won't be |possible to transfer files from a 1.44Mb ms-dos disk to ProDOS (using ProDOS). | [...] I'm considering marketing a device for the GS that plugs into your smartport and allows you to do several things: 1. Read/Write/Format PC 720k disks, in an 800k Apple drive (or clone) 2. Read/Write/Format proprietary 1.2meg disks, in an 800k Apple drive, using standard 1 meg (800k) floppies 3. Read/Write/Format PC 1.44meg HD disks, in a superdrive (or clone) 4. Read/Write/Format Apple 1.44 meg HD disks, ProDOS, as above 5. Read/Write/Format Proprietary 2.4 meg disks, ProDOS, using 1.44 meg HD disks, in a superdrive or clone Sound neat? Well, I want feedback. The thing exists, and I have people with lots of cash ready to back me up in this endeavour. Basically it's a box that hangs off the disk port you then hook your other drives into, and a GS/OS driver for it. It eliminates the need for a SWIM chip, and gives you 1.2/ 2.4 meg capability as well. This device would cost about $200. I would make sure that someone's backup software was compatable with it by providing the product to developers in advance. Salvation and ProSel 16 come to mind. Now, how many of you would buy this gadget. Honestly. Not want one, or dream about one, but actually buy one? Leave me mail, because you are the folks who will decide the fate of this idea of mine. Whadda ya think? Sounds like a deal to me! Jeff -- Jeff Noxon |"One should never leave floppy disks close jeffn%nuchat.uucp@uhnix1.uh.edu | to one another. Should this happen, jeffn@nuchat.uucp | 'imprinting' will occur, where the contents 713/721-6820 (CDT) Houston, TX | of the two disks will be mixed up" -- Idiot
jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) (09/12/90)
Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 11-Sep-90 Using 1.44 meg superdrives .. Jeff Noxon@nuchat.UUCP (2170) > Whadda ya think? Sounds like a deal to me! Sounds good to me, too! The $200 price tag is a bit steep for me, but I am not familiar with the market and whether this is reasonable or not. Coupled with an upgraded drive from Applied Engineering, the deal would be in the $500 range. But I am a po' college student and not representative of the public at large. *sigh* I think people will find that there has to be a lot of free/inexpensive stuff for a computer before things can get expensive. The GS started pricey, which may be one reason we are in a prediciament now. But the GS needs as many gadgets as it can get to be competitive. So, let's see this worthy endeavor fly! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------