on 8/16/05 6:25 AM, Mike Sloane at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi - I am trying to get some Mac II machines (a Mac II, 2 ci's, an si, > and a vx) working. I signed up for this list but am wondering if I > signed up for the wrong one. If so, I would appreciate being pointed in > the right direction. If not, the vx has what appears to be a bad floppy > drive - it thinks any diskette put in is not initialized, but the same > diskette can be read by the other machines. I cleaned the head, but > nothing changed. Is there a fix, or do I need to try to find a > replacement? (The is just for my own amusement - until I can get the > machines up and working properly, I really can't do much of anything > with them.) > > Mike >> Mike:
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