On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 9:00 PM, 'Gregg Eshelman' via Vintage Macs < [email protected]> wrote: > > If the disks only have the write protect hole, they're Mac's own special > format from heck, unreadable by anything except old Beige Macs - or certain > old and practically unobtainable hardware like a Central Point Option Board > or a Catweasel for PCs and Amigas. >
The *disks* were just standard Double-Density floppies; the format was just as "special" as that for HD disks--PCs didn't recognize those either, but you could read PC disks of both persuasions if you had the right extensions. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- -- ----- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
