Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

On 7/22/16 5:24 PM, JackMacWindows wrote: Hello, I have an old Power Mac G4 Digital Audio, and I would like to add on a floppy drive to read Jack I have some usb zip drives if you need one. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and

Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

On 7/23/16 2:43 PM, Thomas Fritsch wrote: there is one option. if you have a PC w/ one. to read/write Mac Floppies, you can grab TransMac for it but if teh floppies you have laying arund are allready in MS-Dos/FAT16 Format, then the point's Moot. On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 1:04 PM, mailto:peterh.

Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

there is one option. if you have a PC w/ one. to read/write Mac Floppies, you can grab TransMac for it but if teh floppies you have laying arund are allready in MS-Dos/FAT16 Format, then the point's Moot. On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 1:04 PM, wrote: > > > I am aware there is no floppy connector on

Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

> I am aware there is no floppy connector on the motherboard, but I wanted > to > know if there is a cheap way to convert to IDE or add a floppy controller > card via PCI. Floppy to USB is the best option, if you can find a converter (probably from a China or HK eBay store). -- -- You receiv

Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

I am aware there is no floppy connector on the motherboard, but I wanted to know if there is a cheap way to convert to IDE or add a floppy controller card via PCI. On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 8:06:48 PM UTC-4, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > > Hello, > > I have an old Power Mac G4 Digital Audio, and

Re: Add normal floppy drive to Power Mac G4?

As a previous poster already commented, USB floppy drives are the way to go. And to carry on, As the Apple world frequently chooses to disregard or forget its glorious past, here is the WayBack Machine archive of the USB floppy drive raid system on a Bondi Blue iMac.