07.011 How can I read Apple II 5.25" floppies on a Mac?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
07.011 How can I read Apple II 5.25" floppies on a Mac?
Reading Apple II 5.25" floppies on a Mac requires the addition of special
hardware. One company, Kennect, did make two drives that would handle this
trick: the Drive 360 and the Drive 1200. They were primarily meant for reading
5.25" PC disks but were also advertised as having the ability to read Apple II
DOS 3.3 and ProDOS floppies. Both required a device called the "Rapport", which
plugged into the Mac's external floppy port and also gave the internal 3.5"
drive the ability to read 720K PC disks.
If your Mac is an LC or some later model with the LC Processor Direct Slot
(PDS) and it supports 24-bit memory addressing, you may be able to plug in a
IIe LC Card (or "IIe Emulation Card"). This, basically, installs an Apple //
e in your Mac to which an Apple II 5.25" Platinum drive can be connected. For
more information, see Main Hall Q&A #14.
By: Supertimer
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