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- On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, Jean-Marc Ranger wrote:
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- > The IBM drive is physically impossible to read the Mac 800k disk format.
- >
- >
- The point was that the IBM drive was capable of formatting a low density
- disk as a DS-HD, ie. you don't have to buy new disks. The point was raised
- that this new (fake DS-HD) disk would be unreliable. As to that point,
- it's not like we'll be archiving and backing up files to these disks,
- most likely, they'll just be used for transferring files to a DOS box.
-
- However, since we were originally asked why someone can't transfer files
- from an SE or a MAC PLUS (without a superdrive), this is off topic. I
- suspect that anyone who is drilling holes in their disks just to save 50
- cents at future shop has got problems.
-
- As for reading(on an IBM) Low density mac disks formatted as low-density
- disks, it is physically impossible. As for reading (on a MAC SE or PLUS)low
- density disks formatted as high density disks, it is impossible. So, you
- have a choice if you need files and you only have an SE or a MAC PLUS.
- Either 1)you take the LD disks to a friend who has a MAC with a high
- density hard drive, 2)you get a SCSI hard drive, a SCSI card for the IBM,
- and transfer it that way, 3) you get a null-modem cable and transfer it
- that way, or 4)since you all have access to the Internet, FTP the files
- from the MAC to your home directory, then FTP them back to the IBM.
-
- PK
- P.S., pine says I should "^G Get Help" do you agree?
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