![]() When I started to look for the guides etc. I also obtained a Macintosh LCIII to setup as my backup system in case the Macintosh Color Classic decides to die on me (need to get a cap job done on both of them). If you think your DOS floppy disk might have a format that doesn’t work in a Macintosh, use a DOS computer to copy the contents of your DOS floppy disk onto another DOS floppy disk that has been properly formatted for use in a Macintosh.I recently pulled my old Macintosh Color Classic (with an Apple IIe Emulator Card) out of storage in preparation for a move to see if it still works (last used in 2001)… so far so good. ![]() Because DOS computers allow standard double-sided disks to be formatted in 1440K format and high-density disks to be formatted in 720K format, it’s possible that your disk has been given a format that won’t work in a Macintosh. Users need to format standard double-sided disks as 720K disks and high- density disks as 1440K disks. If you are trying unsuccessfully to use a DOS floppy disk, consider the following: m When formatting floppy disks on a DOS computer for use in a Macintosh, If so, use the other computer to copy the disk’s contents onto a properly formatted disk. M If the disk is a high-density disk previously used on another computer, theĭisk may have been formatted incorrectly as an 800K disk rather than as a 1440K (high-density) disk. See “Repairing a Damaged Disk” later in thisĬhapter for information on testing and repairing disks. Instructions, see the “Disks” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu. If you see a message that a floppy disk is unreadable, try one of the following: m If the disk has never been used, you may simply need to initialize it.
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