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Received: from dialin-126.wustl.edu (dialin-126.wustl.edu [128.252.112.126]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id CAA28238 for <executor@nacm.com>; Wed, 17 May 1995 02:06:27 -0700 Received: from localhost (ats@localhost) by dialin-126.wustl.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id EAA03054; Wed, 17 May 1995 04:05:26 -0500 Message-Id: <199505170905.EAA03054@dialin-126.wustl.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: dialin-126.wustl.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol To: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews) cc: g.sightler@genie.geis.com, executor@nacm.com Subject: Re: Using MAC low-density disks. In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 May 1995 22:59:00 MDT." <m0sBbD5-000YbDC@mailhost> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 04:05:01 -0500 From: Alan Shutko <ats@nimue.wustl.edu> Sender: owner-executor@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Cliff" == Clifford T Matthews <ctm@ardi.com> writes: >>>>> "Jesse" == g sightler <g.sightler@genie.geis.com> writes: Jesse> In fact, the early MAC emulators for the Amiga did this rather Jesse> well (of course, they had to shut off multitasking to do it :). Actually, it was the later mac emulators which did it... it took a while for it to happen. Cliff> Even then I'm not sure that the PC has the same sort of Cliff> control over the floppy disk that the Amigas did. I'm not sure either... as far as I know, it is impossible for the vast majority of PC drives to read Amiga disks. (And as an owner of both, I have a vested interest in that! If I'm wrong, PLEASE correct me!) If I understand correctly, it's hinges on some capability that most manufacturers didn't include to reduce prices.