Zip Tools Disk Question (was Re: Partitioning

[Z5D31@ttacs3.ttu.edu (Captain Harlock)]

In <5j0tne$gcm@borg.svpal.org> wily@svpal.svpal.org writes:

> Captain Harlock (Z5D31@ttacs3.ttu.edu) wrote:
> : > So using IBM formatted zip disks would be the thing to try most likely.
> : Okay, I'll try it. Thanks for the info.
> 
> Yes, you're better off using IBM formatted Zip disks because they lack
> that special Mac partition, which apparently is hard to remove with a II.
> 
> I'm in the market for a Zip drive myself.  I know they come in SCSI and
> parallel models (for IBMs).  My question is, is the disk that ships in the
> SCSI version already formatted for Mac or IBM?  I want to avoid those Mac
> disks, including the one supplied with the unit.

The one that comes with the drive is actually dual formatted. The drive detects
which computer you have (Mac or IBM only, nertz!) and then erases the section
you don't need.
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