SE4 in higher resolutions + OT: floppy disks

Kamog · #1 May 27th, 2003, 05:50 AM

Speaking of Macs, is there a way to read a Macintosh-formatted 3.5" floppy disk on a PC? I have some old Mac floppies with backups of documents that I created when I still had my Mac. When my house got broken into, they stole my Mac (along with a bunch of other stuff).

I now have a PC running Windows and I can't read my old Mac floppies. Is there a way to read the files without having to buy another Mac?

Krsqk · #2 May 27th, 2003, 06:14 AM

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If you want to eject the floppy you can do it from the desktop by putting the floppy into the trash.

I usually end my floppy experiences by wanting to put them into the trash.

You could drag the My Computer floppy icon to the trash, but I don't think it'd have the desired result.

Of course, we could ask MS to make a Windows keyboard with an Apple key, too.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 May 27th, 2003, 06:59 AM

try looking under emulater. there are some hardware stuff/sulutions, although i havn't looked at stuff for mac and what i have seen is convoluted - one routes through the printer port!

tbontob · #4 May 27th, 2003, 06:59 AM

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Originally posted by Krsqk:

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If you want to eject the floppy you can do it from the desktop by putting the floppy into the trash.

I usually end my floppy experiences by wanting to put them into the trash. You could drag the My Computer floppy icon to the trash, but I don't think it'd have the desired result. Of course, we could ask MS to make a Windows keyboard with an Apple key, too.

ROFLOL.

I think we have a better chance of MS saying that the Mac OS is a better product than having an Apple Key!

Now before I get trashed myself. Note, I did not say that the Mac OS's are better than Microsoft's.

I was just commenting on the relative probabilities of two events.

Suicide Junkie · #5 May 28th, 2003, 01:45 AM

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Don't want to get rid of the Recycle Bin. Would just like to have it on the bottom right hand corner like we can with the Mac trashcan.

Have you ever tried dragging the icon down there?

If you've left the automatic spacing on icons, just right click -> arrange icons -> (uncheck) Auto arrange

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The 3/8 inch by 1/8 inch button is big? I would hate to know what your conception of huge is. Again, fumbling around to find that button is a pain.

If I swipe a hand at the face of my computer case, it is the only thing that sticks out enough to get pressed.
Its a wide as a keyboard key, and your finger has plenty of vertical coverage. If your aim is really bad, just use your thumb. The disk should pop right out into your hand (since your hand is there pushing the button)

Having a physical button to override anything the computer wants to do helps too.
"Oopsie, did I just press 'delete all'?"
*Smack* *pop*
*grind grind grind*
*grind grind grind*
"Error: Can't delete files!"

[ May 27, 2003, 12:50: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

Elowan · #6 May 27th, 2003, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by Kamog:
Speaking of Macs, is there a way to read a Macintosh-formatted 3.5" floppy disk on a PC? I have some old Mac floppies with backups of documents that I created when I still had my Mac. When my house got broken into, they stole my Mac (along with a bunch of other stuff). I now have a PC running Windows and I can't read my old Mac floppies. Is there a way to read the files without having to buy another Mac?

There's an app available called - strangely enough - Mac2PC that does that.

Fyron · #7 May 27th, 2003, 06:51 PM

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The 3/8 inch by 1/8 inch button is big? I would hate to know what your conception of huge is. Again, fumbling around to find that button is a pain.

Only to you. It is impossible to miss it, as it clearly stands out on any computer case I have ever seen.

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But I noticed you avoided my biggest gripe. The fact that the PC/windows does not automatically eject the floppy on shutdown.

Ever heard of DOS? Every Version of windows except for XP has maintained DOS compatibility, and in DOS, you often do not want to eject the floppy upon shutting down, as you will then have to stick it back in when you boot up again (boot disks and all).