Something I just learnt today about HFS+ as setup by OS 8.1. It's actually a disk image formatted to HFS+ residing on an HFS formatted drive. That's how you can see the "Where have all my files gone?" file when you plug the drive into a Mac not running OS 8.1 or higher.
That's similar to how a compressed volume works in Windows, except a compressed FAT32 volume is sitting on a FAT32 partition, not FAT16. ;) Do any 3rd party or later Apple formatters do a "pure" HFS+ format? One that you'll see nothing or get the prompt to initialize the drive when it's connected to an older Mac or one not running OS 8.1 or higher? I've never tried it with any HFS+ drive except one that was formatted with 8.1 on a G3 and I hooked it up to my Power IIci running 7.6.1. I told my friend he could delete whatever was on it before he put the stuff he downloaded for me on it. So he _formatted_ it. Fortunately the OS 8.1 PPC boot disk requires no enabler to boot a 68k with a PPC upgrade and can mount HFS+ volumes. :) ===== "Truth is, after all, a stronger edifice than a lie. An empire may be built on lies, but it only takes a single truth to crumble it." Jumba the Wise Lizard __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
