Re: Mac utility for 800K ProDOS disk images?

[KILPATRICK@Tank.CYBERphile.co.uk (Richard)]

In article <dempson-0108960111190001@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) says:
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>In article <robb-2907960809390001@129.15.41.148>, robb@uoknor.edu (Robb
>Andrew Young) wrote:
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>>Does anyone know of a Mac utility (other than Disk�Copy) for
>>reading/writing 800K ProDOS disk images? I tried using Disk�Copy to make
>>disk images of System 6.0.1 so I could install it, but after a supposedly
>>successful copy to disk, the IIgs obstinately says there are 0 items on
>>disk, even though it correctly allocates the appropriate amount of space
>>for the files.

>This could be a hardware problem.  On most if not all recent Macs,
>attempting to format a ProDOS 800K disk results in a disk that reads fine
>on the Mac, but is completely unreadable on the IIgs.

I had similar problems with a ROM 00 IIgs running MouseDesk, but the 
disks booted fine. I can format ProDOS on my PPC 8100/100 and the IIgs
reads them fine...

BTW, when I say they booted fine, they told me I needed a ROM 01 :).

>There is a shareware program called ShrinkWrap which can do everything
>DiskCopy can do, and can also mount disk images.

Performa Owners will find a utility from Apple which does this on their
CD. It is intended to allow the making of a Utility disk, and is called
Drop Disk.