--- RedNight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Heh. "Not all?" Try *most* :) I'm amazed at the > number of jacks I see with > >only two wires in 'em. > > thats what hapens when "standards" get changes > around
Yes, annoying, isn't it? Microsoft has decided to change yet another standard to how they want. Starting with Win2K MS decided that all media with a sub 32 megabyte formatted size would be done as FAT12 with a 512 byte block size. Jolly fun, eh? Especially when the various .orgs that establish standards for SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Compact Flash, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, etc decided that the rule would be FAT16 for the smallest media up to at least 512 meg. Fortunately for Windows users, WinMe respects the proper standards for smaller media. (About the only thing WinMe is good for.) How this relates to Macintosh is that the Classic Mac OS and System can only work with FAT12 on PC formatted 720K and 1.44M floppy disks, as far as I've been able to tell in my limited testing. If I had a 20 to 40 meg SCSI hard drive and an old 8088 PC with a SCSI controller I'd load up DOS 2.1 and format it with ye olde FAT12 then see if any of my Macs can mount it. ===== "Why do Zik-Zak Burgers come in plastic packs? Some of the plastic rubs off on them and increases their nutritional value!" Max Headroom __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.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
