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Re: More help for Sound Designer Newbie.

2008-11-04 by jmp701

Urgh, I should of got that FDHD.... Hmmmm, maybe I can utilise my SCSI
Apple CD or zip drive to transfer data between. Just more hassle.... :(

Thanks again for the info. 


--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "hexafuzz" <gclip@...> wrote:
>
> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "jmp701" <jmp70@> wrote:
> >
> > Just hoping I don't have issues using floppies between this, the
> > powerbook and/or Macdisk under Windows PC now...! 
> 
> Well the good news is you might be psychic... :)
> 
> "Due to physical differences between Mac and PC floppy drives, 800K
> "double density" Mac floppies can only be written by other vintage
> Macs. This means that boot disks for a Mac 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plus,
> pre-FDHD SE, or unupgraded Mac II cannot be made on a Mac OS X, Linux,
> or Windows machine. (All other vintage Macs have a 1.4 MB "SuperDrive"
> or FDHD [Floppy Disk, High Density] floppy drive, which is compatible
> with modern computers.)"
> 
> http://www.lowendmac.com/sable/07/0315.html
>

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