I don't know anything about Windows 7 really. Apple included "HFS" support in Windows for Boot Camp so a common drive can be shared from within Windows. However, I think the original posters were incorrect in that they meant HFS+ not HFS standard. I also believe it is read only, so you can pull files into Windows, but not export them directly to the HFS disk, but could be wrong about this.
As for 10.7, Apple has dropped write support for HFS standard in Snow Leopard. I fully expect them to drop HFS standard completely in the future the way the did MFS under 8.0. As for accessing a floppy drive, as long as there is a standard USB driver, the 1.44MB floppy disk volume will be accessible. As to whether the file format on the disk will be or not, that is the question. At present, Snow Leopard seems to only support HFS standard (read only), HFS+ and FAT formatting, possibly others. As for dropping OS support for legacy formats, well that certainly wouldn't discourage me from buying a Mac. The benefits for me far outweigh the need to access something as antiquated as a 1.44MB floppy disk, especially when I have a number of other better ways to share files with my vintage Macs. On Sep 25, 9:53 am, Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > now if 10.7 dropped floppy support altogether or made all filesystems > read-only, that would be just plain silly. it would certainly discourage me > from buying a Mac. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
