On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 09:06 PM, Kochkodin wrote: > Greetings, > Sorry to be OT but I need a quick answer here...I have the imac se > 400 > and a pismo along with an external imation superdisk. I have a bunch of > windows formatted 3 1/2 floppies that have files on them that i urgently > need to access. I thought that the mac systems should be able to access > these floppies but when I put them in the s/d, it comes up unreadable > and > asks if I want to format them...is this normal? I have file exchange > turned > on but there may be some option not right...Any hints or help gratefully > appreciated asap.. > Thanks in advance!! > Mike Kochkodin
What version of Mac OS are you running? Typically, so long as PC Exchange loads, Windows formatted floppies should mount without a problem. Of course, floppy disks are horribly unreliable as a media format, so it's entirely possible that the data on the disks is toast. At the very least, floppies should NEVER be used for long term storage. How old are these disks? Can you read the data if they're inserted in a PC? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
