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Hardware / Thanks for your help...
June 03, 2007, 18:54 |
Thanks for your help. I have recently got a Blueberry iMac running OS9 so will see if I can hook up the USB floppy to it and see if I get anywhere. BTW which extensions do I need to be able to read PC-formatted floppies on OS7? |
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Hardware / More on disk formatting
June 02, 2007, 21:00 |
I have a Macintosh Classic running 7.1 at present. Using any of many floppy disks I have (all of which are pretty old, but seem to work otherwise), I initialize the disk on the Classic. Everything works fine. I copy a file, e.g. Notepad File onto the disk and then eject. I pop the disk into my USB floppy drive attached to my MacBook and find: 1. There is a bit of grinding of the head back and forward across the disk, but after a few seconds the disk mounts correctly. 2. I see the Notepad File and can copy it off no problem at all. 3. I can add a new file, e.g. one created in OSX TextEdit to the disk. No grinding or other untoward sounds, although I would say that it seems to take longer to copy a 4K file onto a disk than I expected. 4. I eject the disk from the MacBook - again everything seems fine. 5. I then pop the disk back into the Classic only to get the "this disk is damaged - do you want to initialize it?" message. 6. If I eject the disk from the Classic and put it back into my USB floppy, OS X does its grinding thing again and then doesn't mount it! Doh! Is it my USB floppy at fault, the disks? I am really struggling with this. I was about to go out and buy some new disks (beginning to get hard to find in our local PC store) but wanted to see if I was going in the right direction by doing so. Any help gratefully appreciated. |
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News & Announcements / Well done and congratulations
June 02, 2007, 20:48 |
These days it is so important to preserve the information about these older systems for those of us who care to still enjoy using them. Without your efforts we might well have lost that vital information. Keep up the good work. |
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New Member Welcome / 300 bhp?!
May 27, 2007, 22:15 |
I've just followed the link to GenuineSaab - 300 bhp! Zoicks!! Does it shred your front tires? Faster than a Classic II with System 7.6! |
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New Member Welcome / Excellent!
May 27, 2007, 22:13 |
Good to know that my theory about Cult O'Mac does cross over into Saab. I always thought that Saabs were for people how Think Different. Your Aero 9-5 is an awesome vehicle. I've had 4 Saabs in all - a 900 XS Talladega, 9-5 SE Wagon (2.0i), 9-5 Vector Sport V6 and now a 9-3 1.8 with Hirsch kit (195 bhp). I still really like the 9-5 - I think it is one of the last truly Saab built and designed (without undue GM influence) vehicles. If you're into Saab, I can recommend www.trollhattansaab.net - an excellent blog. |
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New Member Welcome / Guilty as charged!
May 26, 2007, 16:00 |
Yes - I am afraid the "saab" bit in my user name is due to me being a nut about Saabs as well as Macs! |
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Hardware / useful info...
May 25, 2007, 22:40 |
I am having exactly the same trouble with an attempt at upgrading a Mac Classic. All of the disks I try seem to be formatted fine on the Classic until I pop them into my USB drive on OS X - it then seems to shred them. I'll try a completely new set of disks to see if that helps as the ones I've been using so far are ancient. |
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New Member Welcome / Hello world
May 25, 2007, 22:36 |
Hi everyone. I am an experienced Mac'er but new to System 7 (9 and OS X are my areas) having just bought myself a Macintosh Classic from eBay. I am really struggling with some basic stuff so hope that other members and guests can help. Perhaps I can also contribute a bit of my knowledge too. |
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