Re: Darn!!

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Ruud, have you tried formatting the disks on the //GS first, before trying
to copy? If not, try it, and then see if it will work. With both machines
side by side you could use your printer cable to appletalk them to each
other, and copy from your //gs 3.5 disk to the Mac's disk.

Roy

Ruud Dingemans wrote:

> Darn!  What am I doing wrong?
>
> I've got a IIgs with 3.5 drive standing right next to my Powermac 7600.
> Of course I want to put some stuff on disks, and make copies (it didn't
> come with all the originals, just some). No ProDOS Filer to make copies.
>
> So, smart ol'me thinks Apple's Disk Copy 6.3.2 recognizing ProDOS, it
> should make copies/images. But when I put the images BACK onto a floppy
> (to have a copy of the original), it just says 'can't load ProDOS',
> whereas it boots the original just fine.
>
> Can't Disk Copy handle this? Does it strip things off? Is there any
> other program that WILL make a 1:1 copy of a ProDOS disk on a Mac?
>
> Please Email... I'm getting desperate (again ;)
>
> Regards, Ruud
> rdingema@xs4all.nl
>
> PS. What's the syntax to copy files under ProDOS? I have no manual.