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Article #3686Re: HOW TO READ MAC DISKS ON
From: Andrew Turner
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:48
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:48
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In article <3380526655.23@inode.com> jig1@inode.com writes: >G>Does anyone out there know how to read a MAC disk on >G>a PC? I know MAC can read/convert PC disk/file with >G>Apple File Exchage. But it's done on MAC. I would >G>really like this to be done on a PC, even I have to >G>pay for the software and hardware. Please help! > >OK, there is a program (the equivalent to Apple File Exchange) for the >PC called Mac-In-DOS. It will read 1.44meg Mac disks. I believe that >it is a commercial product. It will let you read and copy files off Mac >disks, but not run Mac software (just like Apple File Exchange works on >the Mac). Here's something that's Shareware!!!! From: w8sdz@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil (Keith Petersen) Subject: MAC-ETTE.ZIP - Read 1.4meg Mac floppies in a 1.44meg PC drive Sender: msdos-ann-request@tacom-emh1.army.mil Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 14:54:58 GMT The following program has been uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil: pd1:<msdos.dskutl> MAC-ETTE.ZIP Read 1.4meg Mac floppies in a 1.44meg PC drive Mac-ette, version 1.0, is an MSDOS utility that will read Mac-formatted high-density (1.4 meg) floppy disks on a PC equipped with a 3.5 inch high density (1.44 meg) drive. It cannot read 400K or 800K Mac diskettes. Please note that Mac-ette will read but not write Mac-formatted floppy disks. This software is Shareware and may be distributed freely as long as it is not sold and all files are included. Registration is required. Thanks to uploaders powlesla@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jim Powlesland) and rhughes@ucsd.edu (Richard Hughes), who both submitted the program to SIMTEL20. The author of Mac-ette is: 70461.2542@CompuServe.COM (Paul Thomson) Keith -- Keith Petersen Maintainer of the MS-DOS archive at WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [192.88.110.20] Internet: w8sdz@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil or w8sdz@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND -- Renrut Werdna Probable-Possible, my black hen, She lays eggs in the Relative When. She doesn't lay eggs in the Positive Now act@ss.canberra.edu.au Because she's unable to postulate how
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!manuel.anu.edu.au!csc.canberra.edu.au!news From: act@softserver.canberra.edu.au (Andrew Turner) Subject: Re: HOW TO READ MAC DISKS ON Message-ID: <1993Jan12.034840.3973@csc.canberra.edu.au> Sender: news@csc.canberra.edu.au Organization: University of Canberra References: <3380526655.23@inode.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 03:48:40 GMT Lines: 55