On Apr 3, 2005 6:42 AM, Caleb Cupples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know this is probably a stupid question, but is there any way that a > DOS-format floppy can be read by a Mac or a Mac floppy read by a Windows > machine. I have a lot of files I need to transfer from my Win XP machine > to my OS8 machine, but I need to know if floppies will work or if I need > to shell out the money for a couple of Zip drives. I used to read DOS floppies all the time in System 7, 8 & 9 on various computers. As long as you have a high density disk drive and the proper software installed it works perfectly. I've never tried double density since I could never get them to work in PC floppy drives. Getting MacOS to recognize the files is another thing, but then I was usually transferring text and Stuffit files. I don't recall what software needs to be installed to get it to work. I do recall it's been available in the installer since at least system 7.5. I have heard of software to allow windows to read Mac floppies, but I'm a Unix guy and only use windows for my TV tuner card.
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