On 6 Jul 99 at 17:06, musicman38_at_mindspring.com wrote:
> >>Does anyone here know how I can transfer downloaded files from my PC to my
> >>newly acquired Mac by floppy disk.. ?
> >>Any help greatly appreciated..
> >>Phil...
> >
> Hmmmm, something else
> >to be aware of, I think you need the 1.44Mb floppy to be able to read FAT
> >floppies, don't think that works with 800k floppies.
>
>
> The Mac I just got is a "Macintosh Classic II" , and I think it has a 1.44
> floppy
> drive.. It has System 7.1 OS also..
>
> So I will ask again if someone knows how I can teach the Mac to read floppys
> from my PC,
> and also the reverse..
>
> I will be downloading software and files from the internet to my PC, and
> then I need to
> put them on the Mac Via Floppy disk..
>
> Can anyone help?
> Phil..
>
Yes the Classic II does have a 1.44 fdd. Should be no problem.
There's a number of programs that will do this. "Transmac" and "MacDisk" come
to mind. Both shareware. The real challenge is to get stuff on to the 800 or
400 k macs when you dont have access to another Mac with a Superdisk.
ciao larry
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Received on Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:28:38 BST