Re: Apple][gs and Quadra 660AV HFS conflict

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously Ken Richardson  <KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu> wrote:
 
>I was wondering if someone else out there has run into the same problem.
>Here goes:
>At work we have a Quadra 660AV.  The Quadra refuses to read disks that
>are written to by my GS under the HFS FST.  At first, I thought there
>might be a problem with the GS's formatting under HFS so I used a Mac
>IIsi to copy the files off the 800k floppy onto the IIsi's hard drive.
>Next, I reformatted the floppy using the IIsi, and recopied the files
>back onto the floppy disk.  The Quadra 660AV had no problem reading the
>files from then on.
 
I'm not sure if this is similar to your problem, but I have noticed that
on occasion, HFS disks formatted on my GS will not be read properly. The
Macs occasionally will indicate that the disk is damaged. It seems that
Macs are a little more sensitive to the bulk floppies I use.
 
On another semi-related note, I've noticed that there is a new HFS format
on the Macs that is completely uncompatible with the HFS FST in System
6.*. This format also seems incompatible with older Macs with 800k
drives. While I can understand the possible need for perhaps a more
efficient floppy disk format, I don't understand why it needs to apply to
800k disks.

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Herbert Fung   herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca   
Edmonton Remote Systems   Serving Edmonton/Northern Alberta since 1982