Central Point Option floppy controller

From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com <(SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com)>
Date: Wed Sep 15 10:47:29 1999

In a message dated 9/15/99 11:32:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
healyzh_at_aracnet.com writes:

> >
> > If I remember, someone marketed an apple II on a card that fit in an ISA
> PC.
> > I don't remember how the drives hooked up but I do remember the software
> that
> > came with it included Central Point's drive conversion program. It would
> read
> > Apple at the very least. I had two of these NIB at one time.
> > Anyone else know of these?
> > Paxton
> >
>
> Could you be thinking of one of the Apple ][ on a board cards that were
> available in the late 80's? I know Apple made one that went in a Mac LC,
> and I think at least one company made them for the PC. You could attach a
> genuine Apple ][ drive to one of these cards.
>
> Zane
>
there was something called the trackstar which allowed pretty good //e
emulation. A disk ][ plugged into the adaptor card so essentially you had the
real thing.

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