Try these instructions: http://www.mac128.com/zip
http://web.archive.org/web/20011026030831/http://members.home.net/moonglue/pluszip/index.html Install your 4.2 driver on your 9600 system. Then insert your ZIP disk and format it. Attach your ZIP disk. Set Term Power To ON, Use SCSI ID 6. The 800K 6.0.8 floppy needs to have the 4.2 INIT in the system folder. The Plus should recognize the disk now. On May 19, 11:32 am, "Thomas L." <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using a Power Mac 9600 (Mac OS 9.1) to create boot disks. The floppy > works, I can even play some games on the Mac Plus, but the problem is that > the mac cannot read the zip drive. Yes, there is a switch on/off on the > back, and also a switch with two numers, 5/6. *also have a SCSI *terminator, > and lots of cables :). > > 2010/5/18 Rodolfo Gil <[email protected]> > > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 08:59:38 +0200 > > >Subject: Re: Zip drive on a Mac Plus? > > >From: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Hi Mac128, please forgive my bad english :). > > >I have the disk images and I managed to put them into the 800k floppy, > > using > > >Disk Copy 4.2. I was simply following this procedure: > > >http://www.jagshouse.com/zipMacPlus.html, but I can't create a SSW 6.0.8 > > boot > > >disk with the Iomega 4.2 driver installed, which I have in a separate > > floppy. > > > Where are you trying to make your booting 800k diskettes? > > > Just in case, making booting 800k diskettes that boots your Mac Plus > > cannot be done on a PC because its FDD can’t format 800k mac > > compatible diskettes (that is for Macs 128k, 512k, plus, SE). > > You will need other newer mac with "superdrive" (I use a Mac Classic II) > > to read 1.44Mb PC made images and then creates 800k images for your > > plus. > > > >I also have a zip 100, and I would like to install the system directly > > >from the floppy disks to the zip. Another problem is that I do not have > > >a pass-through terminator nor a HD20 or similar (I only have a Lacie > > 2.11GB, > > >but runs difficultly on macos 9 due to some internal problems). I only > > >want to install System 6 on the Mac Plus, with any possible method. > > > If you are connecting ONLY the Zip drive to the Plus then you don’t need > > a separate terminator. Iomega Zip100 drive has two switches on the back. > > One of them is to turn on/off its internal terminator. Just active the > > terminator and use in the other switch any of the two SCSI id address > > available (I don’t remember now, are 3 and 4?). > > > Once you can boot your Plus from the floppy, you can format a zip > > diskette > > as it was a hard disk drive. In this case you do not need the iomega > > driver. > > When you get the Zip mounted on the desktop (as an logical drive) just > > drag > > and drop the contents of the booting 800k diskette on the zip icon or, > > if > > you have the OS diskettes just perform a clean installation on the zip. > > > Here are more details:http://www.jagshouse.com/68kfaq.html. > > > If you need more details just ask. Hope this help you. > > > Rodolfo. > > > ------------------------------ > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > > Get > > started.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTA...> > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To leave this group, send email to > > [email protected]<vintage-macs%2bunsubscr...@google > > groups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- 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] To leave 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/
