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Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
 Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 07:29:10
Hello all. I guess I better start from square 1:I format 3.5 disks on my Mac Classic and on the PC If I put the disk formatted in the Mac, in the PC, it asks if I want to format the disk. If I put the disk formatted in the PC in the Mac, it says the disk isn't initialized (I realize I'm being redundant for clarity's sake). Don't I have to at least get both computers to read the same blank disk if I'm going to share RTF. files? Thanks for staying tuned. |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 07:59:15
With System 7.5 and higher, you get a "PC Exchange" control panel that lets you read PC disks. IIRC, Apple also made some sort of Macintosh File Exchange (?) program that let you read PC disks on System 7.1 and below.If you need to be able to read PC disks on System 7 or 7.1 and you can't find another program to do it, you can use TomeViewer to extract the PC Exchange control panel from the System 7.5 installation tomes. I did that on my IIsi and it works fine. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 08:03:37
OK, step 2 would be to click on the desktop and then the apple menu to get the "about this computer (might say macintosh)" information screen and then report the O.S. installed on your Classic. you might as well give us the memory configuration too while you're at it.jt  ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 10:51:08
OK, done.I have a Mac Classic with OS 7.1,
Memory, 4096 K. Do I have to download a 7.5 Tomeviewer? Thanks!
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 11:12:54
quote:
OK, done.I have a Mac Classic with OS 7.1,
Memory, 4096 K. Do I have to download a 7.5 Tomeviewer?
dunno, try the one in your mailbox first!  jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 11:31:46
System 7.1 (the correct term--'OS' was not used until 8.0) came with a utility called 'Apple File Exchange'; if that's not what Trash80 sent you, I've got it (probably available from Apple Downloads, too--but it's sometimes hard to find the file you're looking for there)./Mr Lynn Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 13:35:34
Thanks again 8-ball! I'll keep trying!Mr Lynn:
I appreciate it! I'll let you know how the progress goes with the download that 8-ball sends.
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 14:22:41
quote:
Thanks again 8-ball! I'll keep trying!
de nada! just call me "jt" or "trash" tho, i've already got a couple too many aliases around these forums!
jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 16:28:29
You might want to try the DOSmounter demo at http://www.edprint.demon.co.uk/se/DOSmount-demo.sit.hqxSee http://macinfo.its.queensu.ca/Mark/formats/AFE.html for more info on PC Exchange. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 16:36:56
Thanks all! I'm on this stuff asap!!!!!!
Your kindness and consideration is the best I've seen ever!!!!Hats off to 68KMLAF!!!!!!!!!!!
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MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 21:14:33
quote:
Your kindness and consideration is the best I've seen ever!!!!
It's the Macintosh Way. /anon. Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2002 : 21:31:20
quote:
quote:
Your kindness and consideration is the best I've seen ever!!!!
It's the Macintosh Way.
it's the mac usergroup way for all the old timers.here in the forums, it translates well to a new web format with this new generation of users in the MLA, IMHO. alas, apple seems to have a somewhat different ethic! jt ™.
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Jobf
Junior Member
United Kingdom
162 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 05:02:02
On the PC (Windows) side, you can use Transmac (which I use) or HFV Explorer. Both these programs will read Mac formatted 1.4mb disks (and can format them too)Both these programs deal with the necessary file conversion business (resource fork stuff etc etc). So, if downloading on a PC: Download required Mac file
Open up Transmac/HFV Explorer
Insert Mac formatted disk (or format a new one)
Select File
Select Copy Across
Leave Automatic conversion on.
Remove disk
Put disk in Mac
Unstuff/unbinhex/whatever
Run program! Long winded, but it works well!
Cheers
Steve/Jobf =====
Lisa 2, LC475, PB145b, PB160, PB540c, IIsi. |
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