Date: 18 Nov 1993 15:50:25 GMT
From: swwalters@fl51mail.space.honeywell.com (Steve Walters)
Subject: Re: Pc read/write Mac-disks... How!
Message-Id: <2cg5k1$m0b@spacenns.space.honeywell.com>
Organization: Honeywell, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted

db117@oliven.bih.no (Jan F. Leversund) writes:
> I am in need of a program to read/write Macintosh HD disks. Does anyone know
> of such a program? I'm not asking for a program to emulate the Mac, merely
> read, write and format Mac disks on my PC.

Two ShareWare programs are available.  Both are available from the Simtel
Software Repository primary mirror site OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117):

Directory /pub/msdos/dskutl/
 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================
mac-ette.zip  B   19932  930108  Read 1.4meg Mac floppies in a 1.44meg PC drive
macse31d.zip  B   82394  930827  Read/write Mac disks on PC. DOS & WIN3.x. DEMO
macsee22.zip  B   54701  930325  Read/write Macintosh disks on PC. DOS & WIN3.x

macsee will read and write mac files.  It is crippled to allow only
text (ascii) files to be transferred.  It also has an overabundance of
nag screens.  It has a dos and windows version.

mac-ette will read mac disks only.  It is quick and easy.  Only
drawbacks: 1) can't write to mac disks, 2)  crashes on Zenith PC's.

Neither program will format mac disks.  Macsee is supposed to be able
to do it once you pay for the program, but who knows if that is true?
It is too crippled to be evaluated.

There is also a commercially sold program, Mac-In-DOS, on the market
that is supposed to read, write, and format.

My recommendation:  Use Mac-ette to read mac disks.  Get yourself a
copy of Apple File Exchange to both read and write PC disks on your
Mac.  Format the disks ahead of time on the proper machine.

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