Re: What about II GS ROM04 ?

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <dempson-1208962005500001@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

>GS/OS hasn't supported formatting 400K disks since System 6.0, if I
>remember right.  It should be able to read them, provided the ProDOS FST
>can handle it (there is no MFS FST, and HFS is not used on 400K disks).

Nope you get a dialog saying can't do MFS disks and the normal eject/
initialize buttons.

>>I never tried so I don't know. I know that 7.5 or maybe even earlier
>>won't format a 400K on a Mac.
>
>Probably doesn't even read it.  I don't have any 400K disks so I can't try it.

Yep it still can read 'em. I tried running some super-old software off 400K
disks under 7.5 on my Q700, crashed it pretty hard with some of the apps.

>>Unidisks won't read 400K disks will they?
>
>I think they will, but they don't do it very well.  I tried once, and it
>seemed to work, but I do remember hearing about a problem.  I can't
>remember the details, though.

Me neither and don't have my stuff handy to try either
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