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From: lane@dalcs.UUCP (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: IBM/Apple disk interchange?
Message-ID: <2320@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Jan-87 20:34:34 EST
Article-I.D.: dalcs.2320
Posted: Tue Jan  6 20:34:34 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 6-Jan-87 23:53:11 EST
References: <861231230522.075758@DOCKMASTER.ARPA> <101@nikhefk.UUCP>
Reply-To: lane@dalcs.UUCP (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane)
Organization: Dept. of Math., Stats & C.S., Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
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Keywords: Apple, IBM-PC, disk formats, interchange

In article <101@nikhefk.UUCP> keeshu@nikhefk.UUCP (Kees Huyser) writes:
>In article <861231230522.075758@DOCKMASTER.ARPA> TMPLee@dockmaster.arpa writes:
>>Does anyone know of any software that would run on an Apple II and allow
>>it to read and/or write IBM PC format (5.25") disks ) or which would run
>>on an IBM PC and allow it to read and/or write Apple-formatted disks?
>
>I'm afraid you're out of luck; no such program exists, nor for the Apple, nor 
>for the IBM-PC. The problem is that the Apple and the IBM diskcontrollers use
>a different encoding scheme to read/write. 

I always thought that this was impossible for the reasons that Kees outlines.
However, I have here the January 1987 issue of On Three (The Magasine for 
Apple /// Owners and Users).  In the letters section some one asks the same
question and the editor reports that they have just gotten there hands on
"A relatively new program...called "MatchPoint", allows the IBM to directly
read Apple /// disks."  I would think that it would then be able to read 
Apple II Prodos disks.  They go to say that they have used it and it works
well.  They promise a review in an upcoming issue.  They suggest contacting
Ms. Debbie Armstrong at:
		MicroSolutions
		125 South Fourth Street
		DeKalb, IL 60115
		(815) 756-3421
They also request that anyone who does, mention the magasine!

I have not checked this out yet though I certainly intend to.  I'll post
news of any developments.  Anyone else heard of this product?


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