Read Atari ST formatted floppy on Amiga?

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First, I'll admit I didn't look too deeply into this (just browsed through Aminet) but is there a way for the Amiga to read Atari ST floppy disks?  I figure if they're a weird format, there really isn't much point, but an Atari ST formatted disk with just text files on it?  

I seem to recall that most of the Atari ST disks were formatted the same way DOS ones were, but I know sometimes you could tweak track / sector amounts to make them hold more.

Unfortunately I don't have a working monitor for my STs, so the only system I currently have set up and working with a Floppy drive is my Amiga 4000d.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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I knew all this  I could have sworn there was a more 'native' format though.  And of course Cross Dos (or something similar) was included with Workbench 2.1 (or maybe it was 3.x).  And I have no problems reading Dos disks.  

Of course the most likely problem is that the disks are bad anyhow.  I definitely wouldn't rule that out.  Especially considering the age of the disks, and my weird curse I've had with floppies.

Hmm, let's say they're in a weird format that can only be read if you boot straight off of them, is there any 'disk imaging' software for the amiga so I could create a .msa file, and then run it with an Atari ST emulator (on the Amiga or my Linux setup) or an ST emulator with direct floppy drive access?

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Hmmm, gonna have to get me a USB Floppy drive for that.  Sadly newer motherboards no longer even have floppy controllers included.  This includes mine.

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