Re: Superdrive controller + superdrive = read MSDOS? Doesn't work for me

["Peter Watson" <paw77@N_O_hotmail_S_P_A_M.com>]

Hi Tim,

Two points you need to know.

Firstly, as others have noted, you need a volume label on a Windows 95 or
later disk. However, they neglected to mention that the directory entry
containing the label must be located before any long filename entries (which
look like broken volume label entries). Translation: You pretty much need to
create the volume label before writing any files to the disk.

Secondly, you are probably the first person who has found the interface
"hard"! (Although I admit I would probably do it in a somewhat different way
today!)

One thing that may change your mind is that there is a later version (never
formally released so only available to registered users) which automatically
detects binary or text files. And sorry, it still doesn't do directory
recursion - and not likely to as an NDA!
--
Peter Watson
-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?
-- Impossible!  ;-)


"Tim Haynes" <timhaynes@alumni.NO.SPAM.PLEASE.uwaterloo.ca> wrote in message
news:u_kR9.147300$yW.126850@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> Okay, got it working.  I got a DOS 5.0 bootdisk off the 'net, and GS/OS
> recognized it right away.  I went to use MUG!, but actually found the user
> interface a bit hard to use (although it's definitely the only and best
game
> in town for formatting and writing to MSDOS disks!) so I'll stick with DOS
> 5.0 disks as much as I can.  Then again, I can also just use my AppleTalk
> network and PC MacLan to get at files on my windows machine.  But the
floppy
> access is very very handy!
>
> Thanks for the help, everyone.
>
> Cheers
> Tim
>
> "Tim Haynes" <timhaynes@alumni.NO.SPAM.PLEASE.uwaterloo.ca> wrote in
message
> news:V7hR9.166106$F2h1.11943@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> > Thanks for all the suggestions, guys!  I will try the DOS formatted disk
> > (with label!) and see what I get.  If it works, I'll move MUG! over to
> > facilitate things.  :)
> >
> > Thanks again!
> > Tim
> >
> > "Tim Haynes" <trhaynes.NOSPAM.PLEASE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:av1stq$b8laq$1@ID-21339.news.dfncis.de...
> > >
> > > I recently bought a superdrive controller for my IIgs.  I modified a
> drive
> > > to take the Superdrive mechanism from a Mac IIsi (knew that thing
would
> be
> > > good for something someday... ;) and updated my GSOS 6.0.1 with the
> Apple
> > > 3.5 Disk installer so that it could format 1.44 meg disks.  So far, so
> > good!
> > > Works fine with 1.44 meg PRODOS disks.  I then installed the MSDOS FST
> and
> > > rebooted.  I checked the FSTs folder and the MSDOS one is there.  But
> when
> > I
> > > put in a formatted MSDOS disk, nothing happens.  The disk light comes
on
> > > momentarily, but no disk shows up on the desktop and no message is
> > > displayed.
> > >
> > > Am I doing something wrong...?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>