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Re: mac 800k disks
>This fabled hardware device was called the "MatchPoint" adapter from
>MicroSolutions. They make the BackPack External CD-ROM and Tape Drives for
>IBM Compatibles.
>
>I don't think they make them anymore.
>
>I still have a Central Point Software "Deluxe Option Board" which does the
>same thing. But this is also no longer made.
>
>I think buying an old Mac Plus or SE and using a Mac to PC Transfer
>program is the only option left for people who want to read 800k Disks.
I've just thought of another possible way round this, though I don't know
if it's any more practical.
A few years ago Apple (and one or two third-party outfits - I think Dayna
was one of them but I can't remember) produced a SCSI version of the
Superdrive, intended I believe for machines without the external floppy
port. Since the drive should also have been able to read 800k disks, it
seems at least possible that hooking one up to a PC with a SCSI
controller might do the trick, and should work with Executor without any
additional software support.
The catch, of course, is that Apple don't seem to make these any more
(at least I can't find one on any current price lists I have) and I
don't have one so I can't even test the theory. Does anyone else have
any ideas for getting hold of one?
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