Re: Modern Macs DO have problems with 800k disks

[tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

In <9710040546.0849S00@techall.wa.com> norman.dodge@techall.wa.com writes:

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>Hello Randy!
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>>   If you're having problems getting any recent (Powermac and other
>>stuff after these AV things) Mac to reliably read/write 800K 3.5"
>>drives, please post here just so that we can get some stats and
>>evidence of this problem. Some folks would rather whitewash it away
>>and pretend it doesn't exist, but maybe with the light of facts in the
>>way, they might get a clue.
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> N> Post your findings after you try the cures listed in the note. Which,
>  > by the way, is the only info you find in the TIL searching merely for
>  > the word "floppy" and looking for articles dealing with 800K disks.
>  > Looks like no one is complaining about problems with newer boxes.
>  > --
>  > Randy Shackelford
>  > shack@frii.com
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>Randy you are correct The latest operating system MACOS 8 will no longer
>allow me to transport 800k disks formatted HFS back and forth between my
>Apple IIGS and my power MAC 6400.  MACOS 7.6 did but no longer.  For me it
>seems that it it is not the MAC but the operating system which no longer
>supports the 800K floppy.
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>I do not know if there is a workaround for this at this time.  I don't
>know where to find info about this problem.  Perhaps you could e-mail me
>with solutions.  The only solution I have found is to return to MACOS
>7.6.1 or older or get two ZIP drives one for the MAC and one for the GS to
>allow me to transport wares back and forth.
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>Thanks
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>Norman.dodge@techall.wa.com
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> * 2qwk! 2.04 * the best 65C02 or Better off line reader
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Why not just keep a bootable disk with a older OS and Apple File Exchange.
Use that disk to boot (ONLY) when you need to transfer file.
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