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Re: Apple IIc to Mac -- HELP!
karinjl@empnet.com wrote:
> The problem I was having turned out to be a damaged program disk. I
> went in again today and was able to make a copy of a large disk on to
> another large disk. However, when I went to try to copy to the small
> drive, the computer came up with a message that no device was
> connected. Is this a hardware problem? It happened on two different
> computers. Or could it be that the program disk I am using (the
> utilities disk that goes with Word Perfect) is too old to recognize a
> small drive? I think I can get a hold of utilities disk that is
> several years newer (88 instead of 86). Might this help?
>
Sure sounds like an old operating system. Dos 3.3 couldn't handle anything
but 5.25" disks without major patching. Newer software is available to
transfer files from Dos 3.3 to ProDOS, including GSOS System 6 with the
DOS 3.3 FST.
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Carl G. Knoblock Metro Apple Computer Hobbyists
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