Re: low level format on a lisa?

[rbedeaux@mac.com (Rob Bedeaux)]

The actual answer to his question is related to the Apple // and Apple ///
lines. The profile harddrive for a Lisa  must be low-level formatted on an
Apple /// via a special interface card.

-rob

In article <3BD86320.8080206@mts.net>, Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote:

> Paul Grammens wrote:
> 
>  > Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote
>  >
>  >> It's NOT an Apple// either. Does THIS group now support Lisas?
>  >>
>  >
>  > Yep. Of course, if you're not interested, don't read the thread.
> 
> 
>         It's not a matter of reading or not reading. Heck, it's not even
a matter 
> of helping or not. If I could give him a proper answer I'd e-mail him 
> privately. It is a matter of focusing on the purpose of this newsgroup. 
> Topics discussed are generally broadly based on the Apple// or Apple/// 
> machines (since the hardware is related). Cross platform questions are 
> generally accepted as long as they relate back to the purpose of this 
> group. Questions on Apple// emulators are answered if the question can 
> be brought back to the purpose of relating to the Apple//. In this 
> particular case, since the Lisa is not an Apple// or even related to the 
> Apple// except for the fact Apple made them both, the original question 
> does not tie in with the purpose of the group.
> 
>         If the people in this group want discussions about Lisas too
then it's up 
> to them. I'd still point out Lisas are less compatible with the Apple// 
> than the Macs are. Do we let the Mac people back too? Well, actually we 
> do for questions about the emulators...
> 
> 
>  >> Is it more closely related to the Mac or the Apple//?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>  > I suppose he could post his questions in a Mac forum, but... someone
>  >  would no doubt point out that he was posting Lisa questions in a
>  > Mac forum... -Paul
> 
>         Since it is more closely related to a Mac than an Apple he could have 
> posted in a Mac group with a preface something like "I know this isn't a 
> Mac, but the Mac is its closest relative...". Before the Mac groups were 
> created, we were getting questions like this here all the time. Some we 
> were able to answer and some we weren't. He would be more likely to get 
> an appropriate answer from a group of 68K Mac users than he would from a 
> group of 6502 Apple// users don't you think?
> 
>         Of course the best solution would be to create a comp.sys.lisa
newsgroup. 
> It is not a matter of saying "go somewhere else". It is a matter of 
> saying "you'll get better information in this group...". If there was a 
> comp.sys.lisa there would be less confusion. I'd even support the 
> creation of a comp.sys.apple3 group if enough people were going to use 
> it. If anybody wants to do this I can offer some advice.
> 
>                                 Later
>                                 Mike