Re: prodos zip disk problem

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

cornelio@san.rr.com (L. Cornelio) wrote:

>supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:
>
>>cornelio@san.rr.com (L. Cornelio) wrote:
>>
>>>Is there a reason why a blue&white G3 will not mount a zip disk  w/
>>>various ProDos partions?
>>
>>I don't think so.  Use HFS formatted Zip disks prepared by
>>ADU with the driver extracted by GenEx as an intermediary.
>>Copy files on GS from ProDOS to HFS Zip disk.  Take
>>HFS Zip disk to G3.  Read IIGS files on G3 from HFS disk.
>
>HFS formatted zip disks work fine! 
>Esp. w/ the GenEx extrated driver from tip you gave me several weeks ago,
>thanks!
>BUT I have a PRODOS formatted disk that was sent to me; the Mac will not
>mount that one and I am not sure of the reason why........

Unfortunately, I do not think PC Exchange works with
ProDOS Zip disks.  That's why you can't read your
ProDOS Zip disk with the Mac.  One solution is to use
your IIGS as an intermediary.  Copy the files from the
ProDOS Zip disk to your Focus hard drive.  Swap the
ProDOS Zip disk with an HFS one.  Copy the files
from the Focus hard drive to the HFS Zip disk.  The
files will then be accessable with a Mac.