I tried a new technique. I installed an old copy of Leopard on a flash drive, and tried to write to a floppy using that. Why? Leopard is the last OSX to support writing to HFS (not HFS+) filesystems. I figured that I could write to them fine. I was wrong.
Does anybody have a working system to get files to a Powerbook 1400cs or Mac SE from ANY OSX? My goal is to not have to waste a CD-R every time I want to get a file to the PB, and I can't reverse transfer back to my Macbook Pro regardless. Plus, its a time consuming process to begin with. Suggestions? -Jake On Nov 5, 2011, at 10:40 AM, dale-gmail wrote: > well; at least you sort of have something working. > > about the CD rom driver. > currently on a LC475 68K OS 7.5.5, I use 'Apple CD-ROM" version D2-5.3.1 > which works with a non-apple CD-ROM (mediastore brand). not sure if it works > on a powerbook or not. > http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/disk/Apple_CD-ROM_D-5.3.1.sit.hqx > just a thought. > > here is a site with a bunch of patched disk drivers. > http://www.fightfor.org/Mac_files/ > > dale > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake" <[email protected]> > To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 9:11 PM > Subject: Re: Mac SE SCSI > > > Wow? Just lying around…that's cool. Interested in selling? > > Also, I found a way to get some info across the systems (transfer > data). > > I used Toast Titanium to burn a CD-R as a ISO 9660, which my Powerbook > 1400cs read perfectly!, from there, I used the suggestions from > dale_gmail and taped over the right hole in a 1.4MB floppy to make it > recognized as 800k. I formatted it using the powerbook, and the SE > read it. Yay! > > Unfortunately, this is a time consuming process, because I have to > collect the files, burn a disc, copy it to the PB, copy that to a > floppy, and transfer it over. I'm okay with that (for now), but does > anybody have any CD-ROM drivers for system 7.5.3 that will allow other > CD drives to be used? I'd really like to use a drive that can read CD- > RW, so I don't have to waste 100 CD-R's in this process. > I've managed to implement some cable hookups to get an IDE interface > on the Powerbook. My 6x factory-default drive has a 90degree angled > 2.5" IDE interface. I say 90degrees because instead of the pinholes > being accessible (horizontal), they are vertical, and only accessible > from the bottom. What I did was buy a 2.5-to-2.5 male IDE cable, and > attach one end to the bottom of the interface (only accessible way), > and the other to a 2.5-to-3.5 converter, so I can use any drive. The > problem is that the PB will only support drives with the apple > branding, except if an alternative driver is supplied. I know they're > out there, but I was wondering if anybody could provide links, as all > the ones I've tried have been dead. > > Anybody? > > On Nov 4, 9:53 pm, glen <[email protected]> wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> >> >> > --- On Fri, 11/4/11, Jake Tesler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> How can I upgrade the floppy controller? >> >> > Replace the IWM (Integrated Woz Machine) chip with a SWIM (Super Woz > >> > Integrated >> > Machine) chip and replace the original ROM chips with the ones > containing >> > updated firmware for the SWIM chip. >> >> > Good luck finding either. >> >> > ROM and SWIM upgrades were also made for the Mac II to add 1.44M floppy > >> > drive >> > support and also to correct a bug which limited the size of SIMMs usable > >> > in Bank >> > A. I don't know if the SWIM chip for the SE and Mac II are the same. The >> > ROMs are not. >> >> The SE's IWM/SWIM and the Mac II IWM/SWIM are not of the same physical size. >> The SE is approx 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches. The Mac II is approx 1/2 inch square. >> >> I just happen to have these two logic boards displayed in my living room as >> "art" -- AFAIK they may still work. --glen > > -- > ----- > 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/ > -- > ----- > 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/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. 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