Re: Need help with HS scsi card in a IIGS

[8bitz@my-deja.com]

In article <1ekim20.8s0x9avxxi0oN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
  dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> <8bitz@my-deja.com> wrote:

The oldest mac I have is a plus. System 6.0.8 I think I have on an
external drive.

What hard disk util would I use? I remember seeing a thing called apple
file exchange. Does that just copy prodos formatted disks?

Thanks


> You might be able to partition a drive on an older Mac, but only if it
> can create ProDOS partitions (and arrange for the first partition to
be
> ProDOS).  You might be able to get away with creating HFS partitions
> just under 32 MB, then changing the file system when the drive is
moved
> to the IIgs, but only if you are using GS/OS.
>
> Any recent Mac (or recent system software on an older Mac) likes to
put
> newer types of device driver partitions on the disk, and you end up
with
> a partition that the Apple II doesn't know about - it causes Finder to
> complain at startup, and asks you to initialize or eject it.
>


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