Re: Mac Centris 660av can't read GS disks

[khym@bga.com (Dave Huang)]

In article <4opumf$fco@gap.cco.caltech.edu>,
Nathan Mates <nathan@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>   Try checking to make sure that the disks are double density. The
>mac checks to see if there's a hole to the left of the disk label
>for that. Cover up that hole.

Yeah, I know about that :) I'm using real DD disks... have hundreds of
them from when I thought I'd backup my HD to floppies :)

>   However, you said that the GS could write to them after formatting
>them on a mac. If you can turn around and the mac can't read them,
>take the mac in for service.

I've noticed that the mac will read them sometimes... every once in a
while I can get it to show me what's on the disk, but then I get an
error when I actually try to read the files on the disk. I doubt if
I'll get it fixed though, unless it something they'll do for free
(apparently many/most? 68k AV Macs have this problem). 800K floppies
aren't worth much to me, especially since I have localtalk and a
floptical drive :)

Thanks...
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