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- From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: Routine to read a non-DOS diskette in a PC
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.135413.23341@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 13:54:13 GMT
- Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Jul21.135413.23341
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- jpinaud@malloco.dcc.puc.cl (Jorge Pinaud W.) writes:
-
- >This is my first post to this group, but I have
- >a little problem with my 386.
-
- >I need a routine (maybe assembler or C code) to read
- >a non-DOS diskette in a PC disk-drive.
- >I don't know if this is possible or not, but
- >any suggestions can be usefull.
- >Also, if this thing is possible, I would like
- >to know if there is a software available to
- >read, for exaqmple, a MAC diskette in a PC
- >machine.
-
- Whether or not it is possible depends on *what kind* of diskette
- you are trying to read. The hardware in the PC can't read low-density
- Mac disks, nor can it read Commodore 64 disks. Your disk controller
- can't handle the formats. Most *other* formats can be handled via
- software.
-
- --
- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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