Lisa II operating software

From: Jason Willgruber <roblwill_at_usaor.net>
Date: Sat Aug 22 20:30:07 1998

> The problem is that these requires (obviously) that the disk controller
> can read the data off the disk, at least at the bit/byte level. And Apple

> have always used GCR (Group Code Recording) which is incompatible with
> the FM (single density) or MFM (double density) recording systems used by

> most other manufacturers. I don't know if the Lisa uses GCR encoding, but

> since the Apple ][ and Macs do, it's a reasonable bet that the Lisa does
> likewise.
>
> So, alas, the PC's disk controller can't read bytes off Lisa disks. So
> there's no way to make a copy using a PC.

Aren't there programs that allow PC's to read Apple disks?
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         -Jason
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Received on Sat Aug 22 1998 - 20:30:07 BST