[MacDV] Re: OT: Formatting an MS DOS disk in Jaguar

[Filipp Lepalaan]

You mean You actually got it to work?
I once spent two whole days trying to format
a PC -readable FW drive and a USB - memory stick
and the outcome would always be the same - even though
I could format it as FAT (by selecting the device in
Disk Utility, not the partition), my PC with WinXP
would never read it. I even hunted for info on several
OS X lists and everyone seemed to agree that it's a known
flaw in X.2

A colleague of mine reported that he had also gotten
a USB memory stick and a floppy to work in both Mac & PC
when formatting on Mac OS X, but that the read/write speeds
were incredibly slow until he formatted it on PC.

Anyway, I was hoping You could perhaps share Your
experience on this matter (does the PC read the floppy,
does it seem awfully slow etc..)


Many TIA,
Filipp


On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 23:19, Carl Flatow wrote:
> Thanks Filipp,
> 
> You get the runner up nod.
> In spite of the fact that Mike had a better answer, you  actually had a 
> good alternative solution whether you know it or not:
> Boot up in OS 9, where it should work the "old fashioned way"!
> 
> Carl
> 
> 
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