Hmmmm,
This isn't sounding too positive, hey Sellam you still got that
Apple //C I can buy from you? Perhaps I should pickup an Amiga 2K
too.....
Curt
Fred Cisin wrote:
>Multiple choice:
>"It can read xxxx disks" means:
>
>A. It has the physical capability to be able to handle the physical
>encoding, if somebody were to write appropriate software to do so -
>none currently exists.
>
>B. It can read the physical disk, and has software that will
>permit making an exact duplicate of the disk and/or creating
>a file that contains an image used for replicating the disk.
>
>C. It COULD transfer a byte for byte image of a file from certain
>"alien" disk formats to and from a local disk of the host computer,
>IFF somebody were to write such software (not currently in existence).
>
>D. It has (or IS) software to transfer a byte for byte image of a
>file from certain "alien" disk formats to and from a local disk of
>the host computer. (XenoCopy, Media Master, Uniform, 22Disk)
>
>E. It can "mount" disks of certain formats, and access files on
>them with what appear to be "normal" OS operations (Uniform)
>
>F. When it access a file on the disk of certain formats, it will
>also translate formatting codes into those of your current aps
>(open a Kaypro Wordstar file with Office Word XP)
>
>
>With XenoCopy, I had to expend an enormous amount of effort
>making it clear to people that it did category D above, NOT F.
>(The Kaypro Wordstar file is copied into a PC Wordstar file)
>
>The Cat Weasel appears to be able to do A, C, and maybe B.
>There are way too many situations where use of the phrase
>"can read xxxx disks" is ASSUMED to mean D, E, or F,
>and there isn't always enough effort made to clarify!
>The result is expectations of being able to use it for
>things that it isn't ready for [YET?].
>
>
>I just wish that NOBODY would EVER say "can read xxxx disks"
>without clarifying which definition is intended.
>
>--
>Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>XenoSoft http://www.xenosoft.com
>PO Box 1236 (510) 558-9366
>Berkeley, CA 94701-1236
>
>
>On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
>
>
>>>General Error: The Media Contains an Unknown Filesystem
>>>
>>>
>>I bought a Zorro2 card a few years ago, back when I was still playing with micro's. Personally I thought the product was SERIOUSLY misrepresented. They claimed it could read a whole slew of disk formats, when in reality the Amiga version of the board was able to read Amiga and C-64 floppies (and I think I might have gotten it to read DOS and Mac as well using some 3rd party drivers).
>>
>>While it might be physically capable of reading all the formats that they advertise, the drivers to read them don't exist.
>>
>>Having said that, you might want to investigate Linux support for the board, I think you might find it to be much better. Also, WinUAE, and some other emulators might support it.
>>
>> Zane
>>
>>
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