I saw on the internet there is some thing called adt that transfers files to a floppy using a apple 2's serial port. Is there something like this but for s macintosh
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How to put programs on a floppy?
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A Mac Plus might have a 1.44 MB drive. Apple called them FDHD, IIRC.
To write images, for PC drives you can write a disk image - otherwise Disk Copy on a classic Mac is a safe bet,
To write images, for PC drives you can write a disk image - otherwise Disk Copy on a classic Mac is a safe bet,
I've never seen a Mac Plus with a Superdrive - don't know if the ROM would allow such an upgrade. Standard Mac Plus equipment is an 800K disk drive. The SE was the first compact mac to be FDHD capable that I know of, and I think the FDHD might have required an upgraded ROM/motherboard over the original stock 800K SE.
I still think a Floppy EMU might be your simplest and most cost-effective option in the long run, but another possibility is to get a pair of zip drives, one for USB and one for SCSI. If you shop around carefully, you might get both for $60 or so. You can use the zips to get files to your Plus and then use the Plus to write disks for the 512K.
ETA: Ugh, wait, I forgot that you can't write to standard HFS on a modern Mac. I use zips a lot, but I have to use an OS 9 bridge mac as part of the process. (As you're discovering, the classic mac hobby now tends to require a ridiculous amount of bridge work.) Seriously, go the Floppy EMU route, you won't be sorry.
I still think a Floppy EMU might be your simplest and most cost-effective option in the long run, but another possibility is to get a pair of zip drives, one for USB and one for SCSI. If you shop around carefully, you might get both for $60 or so. You can use the zips to get files to your Plus and then use the Plus to write disks for the 512K.
ETA: Ugh, wait, I forgot that you can't write to standard HFS on a modern Mac. I use zips a lot, but I have to use an OS 9 bridge mac as part of the process. (As you're discovering, the classic mac hobby now tends to require a ridiculous amount of bridge work.) Seriously, go the Floppy EMU route, you won't be sorry.
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Tanaquil, you're right- the SE FDHD (later called Superdrive) was the first compact Mac to support HD floppies. The original SE requires a new disk controller, ROMs, and a "Superdrive" to upgrade. Earlier Macs cannot be upgraded to HD/1.4MB floppies. The 128k and 512k don't support HFS/800k floppies without a ROM/logic board upgrade to a 512ke or Plus; They're limited to 400k and the MFS file system.
The FloppyEMU is by far the simplest solution here. Beyond all of the compatibility issues between drives and OS versions, the difficulty and expense in finding suitable blank double density floppies, these floppy drives are old and will require cleaning and lubrication to function properly and not destroy floppies.
The FloppyEMU is by far the simplest solution here. Beyond all of the compatibility issues between drives and OS versions, the difficulty and expense in finding suitable blank double density floppies, these floppy drives are old and will require cleaning and lubrication to function properly and not destroy floppies.
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ok thanks ill try to find a cheap floppy emulater, but they make something for the apple 2 called adt that transfers the files over a serial connection. Is there something like this for the mac??
