Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> > > I need to get old DOS WordPerfect manuscript files off ancient 5 1/4 disks. > > > Does anybody have an idea how to go about that? > > > Sorry again I mistunderstood the question, an old PC might help you, but I > > don't have one. I do have a drive for a IIgs but doubt it will work. It is > > untested of course, this is off topic any replies to my message should be > > taken off list. Thanks! > > Do NOT!!!!! plug a IIgs 5.25" drive (or any Apple II 5.25" drive) into a Mac > under *any* circumstances! You will almost certainly fry the floppy > controller, not to mention the drive! Thanks for telling me I didn't know, that drive has been sitting around for quite a while, don't have a IIGS to test it, it is NOT the same one the II & IIe used to have it is certainly newer but not new enough for mac, the plug is bigger (I would say) than the SCSI plug behind all macs from the Mac Plus +. Good thing cause I've been curious as to plug it into some of my macs to see if it works ;) thanks for letting me know that that's a bad thing. BTW I do have an old 3.5 inch floppy drive from a IIGS in my sisters Mac Plus and it works well, but of course the plug is for external floppy drives which newer Macs did not bring wonder why (?) -- ��Liliana�� Human is the only specie in the world that kill just for the fun of it, because they are the only specie in the world who's capable of hate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Millions of animal species have become extinct because of men, there was only one time when humans where close to extinction; ironically it wasn't because of animals. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
