[Coco] Off-topic post -- but it has nothing to do with copyright infringement

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 21 July 2007, Aaron Banerjee wrote:

>All,

>   Sorry for being a little off-topic, but I know that I'm not the only

>one here who does other old computers besides the coco.  I just inhereted

>a Macintosh LC II.  In order to connect it to my network, I need some sort

>of strange network card that probably doesn't exist any more but I'll

>look.

>   In the mean time, in order to transfer files to/from this computer, I

>need to find a way for any other computer (Linux/DOS/Windoze) to read a

>Mac LC II disk.  We've got Cocoutil for reading coco floppies on a PC,

>surely there must be some sort of equivalent.  Any help would be

>appreciated, with either figuring out how to read a Mac LC II disk, or

>obtaining the compatible network card (PDS I think).  Thanks.

>                        - Aaron


I could be wrong Aaron but ISTR the older Mac's had a variable speed floppy 
drive that they used to put more data in the outer tracks by slowing it down.  
I recall when I was running an amiga that interchange with a mac wasn't 
possible because of that.

But I could be wrong, good luck.  Until then, can you setup a serial port and 
cable and use something like zmodem to move stuff?

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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