Re: Apple][gs and Quadra 660AV HFS conflict

[msjohnso@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (micah shane johnson)]

In article <2jvso1$asa@meaddata.meaddata.com> johnt@meaddata.com (John Townsend) writes:
>In article <94047.223643KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu>, Ken Richardson <KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>|> I was wondering if someone else out there has run into the same problem.
>|> 
Me!

>|> All three models of Macintosh are running system 7.  I disabled all the
>|> desk accessories on the Quadra 660AV and it still could not read the
>|> disk the GS wrote on.  Therefore, there is a bug somewhere, on the GS
>|> side or the Quadra's side.  I vote for the Quadra since the GS disk works
>|> on all the other Mac models I've ever used.
>
>From what I've heard, Apple had a huge problem with the high-density floppy
>drive that they installed in the AV's.  It seems that there was a very high
>degree of incompatiblity with 800K disks - including those written by other
>Macs.  Apple finally acknowledged the problem after a lot of protests, and
>may have even offered a recall.  Check with your Apple dealer to see what
>they recommend.

There has been no recall.  From experiences with my new Quadra 660AV, any
disk initiallized or written to by the GS will cause the AV to choke, but
the GS will take anything from the AV.  You essentially only have a one
way route of transferring files.  Having access to another nonAV Mac
is the only way to go the other way.  Have the go-between Mac copy your
files onto a high density floppy and now your AV has access to GS files.

It's unfortunate, but no problem for me since I have access to another Mac
downstairs.  If  you find out any other ways around this, please post.
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Micah Johnson       --      msjohnso@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
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