Hmm, I hadn't heard of the LS-120 drives being able to write 800k disks on PCs. If that's the case, it might be a good way to guide people asking about disks. An LS-120 drive is probably cheaper and easier than a dedicated newer old Mac to make disks with. Maybe not easier than mailing disks though...
Scott On Jun 17, 2011, at 2:11 PM, "Tyrone L. Warbasse" <[email protected]> wrote: > For my MacReader formatting to 800k disks, I had to use a LS-120 SuperDrive > floppy. I apologize for not clarifying that in my earlier response. > > Also, this might be a solution. I think certain LS-120 SuperDrive, uh, drives > were able to SCSI or parallel external connections, so perhaps an LS-120 can > be hooked up to the SE in question, and function as the new floppy drive. > > However, it does run the risk of not wanting to read 800k, though I doubt > Imation/3M would be that dense to add that. > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:37 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Most likely not. > > -RA > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Jones <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:16:36 > To: Vintage Macs<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Need to write 800k floppy disks for my Macintosh > > If I got an older Macintosh from the 1990's with a PowerPC processor, > would it write 800k disks properly? > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > > > -- > Tyrone L. Warbasse, > http://www.totallyparanoia.com/ > http://www.myspace.com/coffee4binky/ > > "¿Qué es mi primer nombre? ¡'Jódale'! ¡Eso es mi primer nombre!" > > Twitter: coffee4binky > AOL/AIM: detectiveragga > Yahoo! Chat: thematrixreformatted > YouTube: coffee4binky > Also, find me on Facebook! > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
