I apologize for being vague. I want to read a 3.5" Apple IIgs disk. That is my goal.
Subsidiarily, I was also curious if the Disk II controller was compatible with my other externals. Purely out of curiosity.
I am aware that the PC disk controller is not compatible with Apple II (or Mac). I was surprised it was able to successfully image and write Kaypro disks. I was also surprised I was able to use it to read a 1.44 mb Macintosh floppy [this was either on a USB 3.5" drive or an internal one; I forget]. The 5.25" disks were all read and written on a 1985 Compaq Plus 360 kb drive. So I figured perhaps I could image the Printshop disk for use in an emulator. I didn't realize my aim was so unclear.
I asked about KEGS because it was the only emulator I was aware of. The more likely target is Bernie ][. In all honesty, I don't have my ethernet cable hooked up to my PM 7100, and I just ran out of CD-Rs, so I can't burn the "Starter Kit" that may or may not make the emulator work. I have yet to find working copies of GS/OS, so if that doesn't work I don't know how much energy I'll waste on it. However, it does appear that Bernie ][ can recognize the internal superdrive. And I suspect it can probably read Apple II disks.
As to whether this is not the case or, in the alternative, the Printshop disk was not used to boot the IIgs, I do not know. I will let you know tomorrow. If this works, then it is possible to read Apple II 3.5" disks on many if not all post-400k Macs (or 400k Macs. I yet know nothing of the format of the disk itself). My SE cannot read the disk. It probably doesn't have file exchange. It's running 6.0.8.
Subsidiarily, I was also curious if the Disk II controller was compatible with my other externals. Purely out of curiosity.
I am aware that the PC disk controller is not compatible with Apple II (or Mac). I was surprised it was able to successfully image and write Kaypro disks. I was also surprised I was able to use it to read a 1.44 mb Macintosh floppy [this was either on a USB 3.5" drive or an internal one; I forget]. The 5.25" disks were all read and written on a 1985 Compaq Plus 360 kb drive. So I figured perhaps I could image the Printshop disk for use in an emulator. I didn't realize my aim was so unclear.
I asked about KEGS because it was the only emulator I was aware of. The more likely target is Bernie ][. In all honesty, I don't have my ethernet cable hooked up to my PM 7100, and I just ran out of CD-Rs, so I can't burn the "Starter Kit" that may or may not make the emulator work. I have yet to find working copies of GS/OS, so if that doesn't work I don't know how much energy I'll waste on it. However, it does appear that Bernie ][ can recognize the internal superdrive. And I suspect it can probably read Apple II disks.
As to whether this is not the case or, in the alternative, the Printshop disk was not used to boot the IIgs, I do not know. I will let you know tomorrow. If this works, then it is possible to read Apple II 3.5" disks on many if not all post-400k Macs (or 400k Macs. I yet know nothing of the format of the disk itself). My SE cannot read the disk. It probably doesn't have file exchange. It's running 6.0.8.