on 2/13/06 12:07 PM, Derf at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Most USB drived are in FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 format. This is the >> filesystem MS DOS and Windows 9x used. A Mac can read the format, but it >> will lose all file associations. You might be able to format to HFS (Mac >> format) but someone else might have more info on that front. >> > > From my experience with the 10 flash drives I have, running on a Wallstreet, > 9.1, PCM USB 2.0 card (at 1.1), they plug in and work without any formatting > necessary. I use them to transfer files from Mac to PC and back, and to > bring photo albums (200mb or more) to to be printed.
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