The Mac Plus computers only have a 800k drive. Put a piece of tape over the hole at the top left hand side of the diskette. It will format fine after that.
>Hello there macaddicts! > >My name is Angelo, 22 years old, and I'm sending you this e-mail from >Athens,greece! > >A couple of days ago I've bought a macintosh plus (1MB RAM, without a >hard disk). I've downloaded a lot of programms from the internet to my >iMac revA , but I'm having a hard time transfering them to the plus. >Here is the case: I've borowed an external floopy drive from a friend, >but the options that it gives me if I insert a blank disk, is to mount >it (I use the greek OS, so forgive me for any errors in the translations > >of the terms) as an HFS, a DOS, or a PRODOS disk. Either way, the plus >still cant read the disks. Can you give me any tip to solve this >problem? The plus doesn't have a superdrive, and it is sort of >impossible to find 800K disks in the shops! > >Thanks in advance for your help! > >Best regards, > >@ngelo > > > > > > >-- >Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> >The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
