Re: [WinMac] MacDrive 98 and floppy from PB 1400.

From: Curtis Wilcox (cwcx@mail.rochester.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2000 - 07:38:52 PST

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    At 08:45 PM 02/15/2000 +0200, Brian Durant wrote:
    >Hi again,
    >
    >My problem is as follows. I format a DOS floppy on my Apple PowerBook 1400
    >and then put it in my kids IBM Aptiva and get a message that the floppy
    >wasn't formatted. I then format it on the Aptiva, put in my PB, copy the
    >file and then put the floppy in the Aptiva - same message. The Aptiva has
    >MacDrive installed, so I reformatted the floppy on my PB for Mac and got the
    >same message on the Aptiva again! Ideas anyone? (Win 98 SE, MacDrive 98 and
    >DataViz Conversions Plus 5.0)

    Uninstall MacDrive and see if the Aptiva can then deal with DOS disks
    "tainted" by the Mac. Also, if you have MacDrive, why don't you use a Mac
    formatted floppy? BTW, I use MacOpener from DataViz without trouble. 

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Curtis Wilcox          cwcx@ats.rochester.edu
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Eastman School of Music       Pager: x12-3290

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