16 Jun
2003
16 Jun
'03
9:06 a.m.
Acorn BBC /
BBC Master / Cambridge Workstation (I believe these are all the
same low-level format even if filesystem structure is different)
Apple (Apple ][, //e and /// - again I believe low-level structure is the
same for all 3?)
The PC controller won't handle those either. > > > (the couple of Macs I do have might be
a better bet for this job, but
> > No, it is a lot easier to modify the disk controller hardware on a PC than
> > on a Mac.
> Depends.
Turnover and Option board are ISA.
Can the PCI version of the Catweasel be used in a Mac?
Is there any comparable unit available for the Mac to read diskettes at a
flux transition level?
I was rather thinking about either using a 3 1/2 drive on an A2
to write GSOS disks (readable with older Macs), or better, using
an LC with the IIe card, and a 5 1/4 drive connected. From there
on it's a childs play to copy any A2/3 disk to the Mac side, and
from there onto the net or at least PC 3 1/2s.
The PC hardware is so crude and simple that even with
MY soldering skills,
it is possible to do mods such as for single density. The Mac hardware is
much more integrated, and is full of surface mout chips, etc. that I'm not
skilled enough to work with.
only the newer ones. I don't know if he said anything about new
Macs. And, beside that, actual PCs are as 'solderning friendly'
as any Mac.
Gruss
H.
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