drp@vpnet.chi.il.us (Douglas Pokorny) (07/20/90)
Because of the Apple's radically nonstandard disk hardware, it is physically impossible to read an Apple formatted disk with standard IBM hardware. However, if you purchase the Central Point Software options board, it will give your computer the ability to convert Apple disks into IBM readable ones. The board is used along with its companion software called Copy II PC, which is also sold separately. In your case, the software without the board would be useless. -Douglas Pokorny (drp@vpent.chi.il.us)
pitonyak@navajo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Pitonyak) (07/29/90)
In article <26a64f94-27.1comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc-1@vpnet.chi.il.us> drp@vpnet.chi.il.us (Douglas Pokorny) writes: > >However, if you purchase the Central Point Software options board, it will >give your computer the ability to convert Apple disks into IBM readable ones. > Be careful, they only support the 800K disks, not the high density ones > >The board is used along with its companion software called Copy II PC, >which is also sold separately. In your case, the software without the >board would be useless. > The board comes with its own software. The Copy II PC software is a separate product that is not improved with use of the board. Andy
jstern@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jeff Stern) (07/31/90)
In article <26a64f94-27.1comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc-1@vpnet.chi.il.us> drp@vpnet.chi.il.us (Douglas Pokorny) writes: |Because of the Apple's radically nonstandard disk hardware, it is physically |impossible to read an Apple formatted disk with standard IBM hardware. Then how is it the QuadLink board from QuadRam uses the IBM 360K drive and controller to read and write Apple disks? ----- jeff stern jstern@orion.oac.uci.edu 72647.1527@compuserve.com