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Offline DoomMaster

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Re: Can I make Atari St disk on my Amiga 2000?
« on: September 28, 2003, 09:09:56 AM »
An Atari ST computer can read a PC formatted disk, but a PC can NOT read an Atari formatted disk.  The two formats are similar, but a PC writes extra stuff to the disk and the Atari ST does not (they don't need it).  CrossDOS for the Amiga can read and write Atari formatted disks.  I personally use CrossDOS version 4.02a on my own Amiga 2000HD professional computer.  The Atari ST is my second favorite computer and I do own an Atari Mega ST4.   So, I do know what I am talking about.     :roll:
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Re: Can I make Atari St disk on my Amiga 2000?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2003, 10:09:16 AM »
To Staticman:

You are wrong about that.  A PC can NOT read an Atari ST formatted disk, unless you use a program on the Atari ST that formats PC formatted disks.  The Atari ST and PC disk formats are similar, but are NOT the same.     :smack:
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Re: Can I make Atari St disk on my Amiga 2000?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2003, 05:04:56 AM »
To JimS:

The Atari 520ST with external power supply and disk drives used 2 types of drives- SS/DD and DS/DD.  The DS/DD drive was an upgrade option offered by Atari.  Later on, when the Atari 520FM ST and the Atari 1040 ST was released, the DS/DD disk drive became the standard.  Around this same time period the Amiga 1000 computer hit the market.  The disk drives found in the Atari ST drives were better quality then the disk drives found in the Amiga 1000 computer.  The early Atari ST drives were made by NEC, Epson, and Panasonic.  They were built like German Tiger Tanks!     :-D
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Re: Can I make Atari St disk on my Amiga 2000?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2003, 05:07:20 AM »
To jeffimix:

It is working out great, thanks     :-P
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