At 18:02 -0400 on 15/08/02, Jim Pendarvis wrote: >had any problems, but what I would really like to know is could I have used >the Zip 250?
This is from Compact Macs about a week ago... At 00:29 +0100 11/08/02, Phil Beesley wrote: >As many people have reported, the Iomega Zip 4.2 extension that works >with System 6 and Zip 100 drives does not work with the Zip 250. A quick >examination of the extension showed me that the extension contains two >occurrences of the string "Zip 100" (can't recall if it was lower or >upper case). Don't ask for the file offsets -- I've mislaid the piece of >paper but the string only occurs twice and can be found with a simple >ASCII search. I changed the string "100" to read "250" and tried it on a >IIci running System 7.1 (yes, I know it's not System 6 but the principal >applies). The modified extension operated quite happily with both Zip >100 and 250 HFS cartridges and I could read/write/format. The modified >extension will only work with Zip 250 drives but wil work with both >sizes of cartridge. > >I encountered problems with FAT (PC format) cartridges but I always have >experienced difficulties with them -- for some time, I backed up web >pages to FAT format cartridges and after a couple of years I had no end >of problems but fortunately no data lost. I no longer use FAT format Zip >carts for long term data storage -- they are fine for short-term data >exchange between PCs and Macs but I will not trust them for a backup. >This is possibly a PC Exchange control panel problem with multiple >copies of files with the same name but I don't have the evidence to >point fingers definitively. > >If you have a Zip 250 and a System 6 Mac and fancy trying this, use your >favourite binary editor (eg Norton Disk Editor) to modify a copy of the >extension. The hack worked fine for me but without a lot more testing, I >wouldn't recommend it for crucial data. Please let me know of your >success or failure. Please don't forward this hack to others without >including my warnings and reservations. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
