Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-03-01 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I just tried that. It tells me I can't erase a shared disk. Is this something to do with file sharing? I did a get info on the disk and it doesn't indicate that sharing is enabled for the disk. It's a bug. A bug that Apple never squashed,

Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-28 Thread Keith Johnson
you prompted me to go look at the blank brand new zip disks I got, and sure enough,5 of the 7 are marked PC formatted. the other two say Mac. OK, so how do you change a PC formatted brand new zip disk from PC format to mac formatted before you start using them? Just highlight the disk and

Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-28 Thread Steve Conrad
Speaking of disks..where can I get the stuff I need to erase Bernoulli disks (I use 44M disks)? Right now I have to go the circular route (I pop them in and format them for a PC then for a Mac (try just doing Mac and it won't let you)). Now I know they come to me formatted for a PC but this is

Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-27 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- flawed jai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you prompted me to go look at the blank brand new zip disks I got, and sure enough,5 of the 7 are marked PC formatted. the other two say Mac. OK, so how do you change a PC formatted brand new zip disk from PC format to mac formatted before you start

Re: Subject: Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-27 Thread carolyn a atkinson
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (flawed jai) Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:34:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Vintage Macs)'s message of Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:30:03 -0500 you prompted me to go look at the blank brand

Re: Subject: Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-27 Thread Hardy Menagh
At 4:34 PM -0600 2/27/03, carolyn a atkinson wrote: Hey, I know this one. However, in the past I have used floppies that were pc formatted to mac, and they do not keep the mac format very well. I believe you would be better to get mac formatted ones, unless it works better today than it did

Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-26 Thread flawed jai
you prompted me to go look at the blank brand new zip disks I got, and sure enough,5 of the 7 are marked PC formatted. the other two say Mac. OK, so how do you change a PC formatted brand new zip disk from PC format to mac formatted before you start using them? janet

Re: [was:network] zip disks, PC or mac?

2003-02-26 Thread the pickle
At 15:34 -0800 on 26/02/03, flawed jai wrote: you prompted me to go look at the blank brand new zip disks I got, and sure enough,5 of the 7 are marked PC formatted. the other two say Mac. OK, so how do you change a PC formatted brand new zip disk from PC format to mac formatted before you start