Subject: Re: Can Windows 98 format ProDOS disks?
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dannyboy writes ...
> 
> I just canned my Mac and switch to the PC platform.
> 
> And since I don't have Mac OS any longer, I can't format a ProDOS disk.
> 
> Is there any way that I can enable Windows 98 to read and create ProDOS
> disks?
 ....

     No.

     An Apple II emulator program-- such as AppleWin or Oasis-- will let you
have something like an Apple //e running on your PC. You would be able to run
Apple II software from disk images and create virtual ProDOS disks (disk
images).

     If you can plug in a Trackstar E board, you will have Apple //e hardware
sitting in your PC and be able to connect an Apple II disk drive. This sort
of approach allows creation of real Apple II ProDOS (DOS 3.3, etc.) disks.



Rubywand