[MacDV] Re: Maxtor 160GB (Blue and White G3)

[illovox at comcast.net]

on 1/6/04 2:23 PM, Mark M. Florida at markf at squareblue.com wrote:

> On Jan 6, 2004, at 3:59 PM, <illovox at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> It is nevertheless a software work around.  And I already mentioned
>> that a
>> pci ata controller card is the better solution.  And lastly, just
>> because
>> you are wrong doesn't mean there is an absence of community spirit.
>> Sheesh.
>> And that I provide further info, taking the time to research,
>> contributes to
>> the community.  Lighten up.
> 
> Points taken -- how about using some emoticons so we *know* rather than
> *assume* you're not being an "I-told-you-so jerk"?  ;-)
> 
> But...  uh...  It's probably not too cool to blatantly call someone
> "wrong" either...  'cause in one way I'm not wrong -- in that there
> really is no "real" way for a Blue G3 to address an entire 160 GB drive
> as a *Mac* volume (HFS+ format) with the built-in ATA controller.  Was
> it wrong for me to assume it needed to be a *Mac* volume (the only
> truly usable format for getting real work done)?

Well, I thought use of "n'ya n'ya" was already an indicator of playfulness.
My bad.  Sorry.