OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-07 Thread Ge'
Hi Caleb, Re. your question from a few days back: Normally, floppies from the XP will be read just fine by the 190. That means, they appear on the desktop, with a 'PC' disk icon, and you can copy files from them to your harddisk. That's the first step. If not, you can refer back to the details in

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 3, 2005, at 3:42 AM, Caleb Cupples 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

OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Caleb Cupples
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

OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Caleb Cupples
I forgot to mention that I'm running a PowerBook 190, if that makes any difference. Caleb _ One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Fluxstringer
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

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Brian Mahoney
Fluxstringer 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

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Lorance Stinson
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

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Fluxstringer
Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on. Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ? What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring .jpeg, .pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them. Acrobat Reader is free. . You probably have

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Caleb Cupples
Fluxstringer wrote: Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on. Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ? What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring .jpeg, .pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them. Acrobat Reader is free. . You

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Fluxstringer
Fluxstringer wrote: Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on. Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ? What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring .jpeg, .pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them. Acrobat Reader is free. . You

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Caleb Cupples
Fluxstringer wrote: Fluxstringer wrote: Tell us what kind of machine you are running OS 8 on. Also what kind of files you are referring to. Dos code ? What OS is on the PC? You should have no problem transferring .jpeg, .pdf, .word etc if you have programs on both end to read them. Acrobat

Re: OS8 and DOS floppies

2005-04-03 Thread Andrew Kershaw
I'm running a PowerBook 190. The files are mainly .txt and .doc files. I'm running Windows XP Home on the PC end. What I'm trying to do is move my writing projects off my PC onto my PowerBook so I can carry them around with me. Word on both would help. Or send it as email in plain text to