--- You wrote: A last question: it's possible to format all sorts of disks as FAT or DOS under OS9 but I can't find a possibility to do that in OSX although OSX reads FAT disks fine. How come? --- end of quote --- I hope someone has a more detailed answer to this than I have since there are a lot of things I don't understand about it too.
But I do know that FAT is a Dos term that refers to, I think, something like block size. You can't format a card on a Mac in the correct FAT since most cameras require FAT 16 and Mac only will format FAT 32. I also know that cards formatted in one camera may not be compatible in another camera unless reformatted in that camera. I once tried a HP (or maybe Canon) card in a Nikon and currupted the card. That's how I learned about the various programs than can rescue pictures from a bum card, or ones that were accidently deleted. (Photo Rescue and several others.) I also know that os 9 and os x read data differently from cards formatted in a camera. I use a CF card to move stuff from work to home. Os 9 at work, X or 9 at home. Mac files written in 9 on a camera formated card (DOS FAT 16) will have the forks seperated (data and resource)into different directories when read in X. Non Mac-specific files like jpegs or compressed files like sit or zip files are ok. I've never got to the bottom of this, though I did oncde see a shareware utility that was supposed to work around it. The solution sould be to format the card used only for data in a Mac, but then it won't work in a camera unless reformatted. I hope some of this clarifies your problem, but it may raise more questions than it answers. I also wish there were a good Mac utility to test CF cards. I know of one for a specific brand, but not for all cards. Rich -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
