Re: Apple 2 SCSI HD format compatability

["John King" <joki@eskimo.com>]

I can take a IIgs formatted SyQuest over to a Mac Classic II and have the
Mac read the files.


"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote in message
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> "Bryan aka R.I.P." wrote:
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> > soo... I was wondering. If I format a SCSI HD under ProDOS on my
> > Enhanced file://e... say, make a 20mb partition. Could I read the
partition
> > on any other kinds of computers? Mac? PC? ???
> >
> > Thanks!
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> I can't say about other computers but the Mac usually won't recognize
> hard
> drives formatted on Apple IIs. However the IIgs can handle stuff
> formatted
> on the Mac. If I plan on using something on the Mac and Apple II I
> usually
> do the initial formatting and partitioning on the Mac then I move the
> drive to
> an Apple II and and initialize any ProDOS partitions. Sometimes the Apple
> II
> will see the Mac Drivers partition but don't initialize that or you may
> have
> difficulty using the drive on a Mac again.
>
> Wayne
>