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Re: IIIGS Boot Disks Too?

Subject: Re: IIIGS Boot Disks Too?
From: mlgstudios@yahoo.com (mlgstudios)
Date: 25 Sep 2004 20:19:38 -0700
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.apple2
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heuser.marcus@freenet.de (Marcus Heuser) wrote in message news:<e9c909f5.0409250041.71d15631@posting.google.com>...
> Ziggy <Ziggy@TheCentre.com> wrote in message news:<vR45d.150149$3l3.39496@attbi_s03>...
> > 
> > While not the same exact problem, how about creating GS boot disks from
> > the apple site on a PC? ( ive managed to destroy the orginals by leaving
> > them out in teh garage.. i guess humidity did them in )
> 
> From what I've read it is not possible to read/write/format 800K-disks
> on a PC. The PC-floppy-hardware simply does not allow it.

You are correct.  Now, if I can make a boot disk for the IIGS from a
Mac, that would be awesome.

Can it be done?  I can get anything on a PC onto the Mac now that I
have PC Exchange.

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- Re: IIIGS Boot Disks Too?
  - From: Roger Johnstone <rojaws@orcon.net.nz>

References:
- Copy Files from IIGS to Mac to PC - Help Please
  - From: mlgstudios@yahoo.com (mlgstudios)
- IIIGS Boot Disks Too?
  - From: Ziggy <Ziggy@TheCentre.com>
- Re: IIIGS Boot Disks Too?
  - From: heuser.marcus@freenet.de (Marcus Heuser)

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