Re: help with system 6.01

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Rich Beaudry <r_beaudry@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since this is related .....
>
> I have downloaded the same System 6.01 disk images, but to a PC.
>
> I then used MacSee for Windows to copy them onto a Mac-formatted
> 1.44MB floppy.
>

I wouldn't bother to do that, your Mac can read IBM formatted disks. If it
can't, maybe you have some missing or disabled system files. System 7.5 can
automatically read ProDos and IBM formatted floppies.


> I then copied them onto My Mac's hard drive.  I am running an LCII
> With System 7.5.
>
> At this point I am stuck.  I cannot read a ProDOS disk on my LCII, and
> if I format the disk on the LCII as "Macintosh 800K", then obviously
> thr IIgs can't read it.
>

Insert an 800K floppy, then initialize it. You should have 3 choices
available: Mac 800K, PC 720K, or ProDos 800K. Choose ProDos 800K.  If you
can't, there is something wrong with your system files.

> Can an LCII format an 800K ProDOS disk?
>

Absolutely yes. If it can't, you have a problem with your OS. You can
download upgrades to 7.5, which has known problems.

> Also, what is this "Disk Copy" mentioned in this thread?  Does this
> come with System 7.5?  If not, where do I get it?
>

You can download it from the Apple archives, or out on the net. Do a search.
There are several versions, I think I used  DiskCopy 4.X.   If one version
doesn't work, try another.
It does work, I did it with a IIci running System 7.5.2 and DiskCopy 4.X
(4.2?).
-Paul