Re: Partitioning Zip Disks -- Possible?

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wily@svpal.svpal.org (Paul Creager) wrote:
>Captain Harlock (Z5D31@ttacs3.ttu.edu) wrote:
>: > So using IBM formatted zip disks would be the thing to try most likely.
>: Okay, I'll try it. Thanks for the info.
>
>Yes, you're better off using IBM formatted Zip disks because they lack
>that special Mac partition, which apparently is hard to remove with a II.
>
>I'm in the market for a Zip drive myself.  I know they come in SCSI and
>parallel models (for IBMs).  My question is, is the disk that ships in the
>SCSI version already formatted for Mac or IBM?  I want to avoid those Mac
>disks, including the one supplied with the unit.
>
>Wily

Yes they are.  :(

The GS should be able to remove the Mac partition, however.  The
disk just needs to be unlocked first.  The Zip disk has a special
crystaline area on the bottom, lower right corner.  It stores the
lock/unlock signal (methods unknown).  If the disk is locked, you
can't partition or write to it.  The ZipTools disk included with
the drive IS locked.

-Scott G.