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From: ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: ][ GS query
Message-ID: <2498@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 10:42:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 17 10:42:31 1986
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Summary: Rumors...

> Are there any plans in the works (at apple or otherwise) to make a Mac
> emulator board for the gs?  I think that there might be enough demand

There was a rumor in the EE Times about such a board.  I'm kind of
skeptical because Apple's stated policy is to provide file level
compatibility for its machines and those of other manufacturers.

> Aside from that, how do the microfloppy formats of the ][ gs and Mac
> compare?  What real differences are there between the Mac Finder and
> the ][ gs's windowing system?  
The Prodos 3.5 inch disk format and the mac 3.5 inch format differ only
in the structure the directories of the two systems.  The drives are
functionally identical.  Software to convert from Mac to Prodos and
back is available on the Mac now from several vendors and it is rumored
that the new version of the //gs finder will be able to read both
formats and transfer files between them.  The //gs finder and the Mac
finder are the same in appearance only, they are functionally very 
different.  However, if you use the toolbox ROM routines to make the
system call in your programs, converting from one machine to another weill
involve only minor rewrites (theoretically).
 
Rick Fincher
ranger@ecsvax