Hi, Tarus. I think your problem is more with the hardware than with the software. Pre-1.44 Mb floppy drives (the ones used in the 128k, 512k/e, Plus and the first SEs) use an special schema in order to write 400 kb per side (800 kb for a two-sided disk). The problem is that newer (i.e., USB-connected) drives are really based on PC drive mechanics that can not read that kind of diskettes (they only support writting in double density disks with a different schema that allows not 400 kb, but 360 kb per side, or 720 kb for a two-sided disk). You'll need to get a Macintosh with a built-in disk drive - with it, I think that even OS X will be able to read 800 kb disks.
Other problem would be older one-sided 400 Kb disks (used only in the 128k and the original 512k). They are written using an older filesystem, the MFS, instead of the newer, more widely used HFS. I think support for MFS was removed in about OS 9, but I can't say the exact version for sure. Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> Tarus Balog ha escrito: > Gang: > > I have a Mac Plus running 6.0.4 - what later operating systems should > be able to read the floppy disks? Will my Powerbook running Panther > have a shot if I buy a USB floppy drive? If so, any particular brand > stand out? > > -T -- 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> --> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
