Path: utzoo!censor!geac!yunexus!xrtll!mark From: mark@xrtll.UUCP (Mark Vange) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: reading Mac format disks on Amiga Keywords: mac Message-ID: <361@xrtll.UUCP> Date: 2 Oct 89 00:27:11 GMT References: <4770@cps3xx.UUCP> Organization: Wcom, Toronto, Ont Lines: 18 In article <4770@cps3xx.UUCP>, usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes: > Does anyone know if it is possible to read a Macintosh format disk > using the built-in Amiga drive? If so, what software is available to > do this? I have read about the mac-2-dos package available, but it > indicates that a mac drive is required. Well, it could be really tricky! Unfortunately, the Mac uses three different speeds to write the disk. These speeds vary according to the cylinder number that is currently being accessed. This means that there is variable density information, and the width of the bit cell (the ammount of time that valid data is under the read head, effectively) is not readily understood by our hardware. -- Mark Vange Phone Death Threats to: PAS Systems - "Plain and Simple" (416) 730-1352 mark@xrtll 8 Everingham Ct. North York "Every absurdity has a champion Ont, Canada M2M 2J5 to defend it." - Oliver Goldsmith