Subject: Re: Apple II Csa2 FAQs 9/9/1998 Zip Drive & Tape
From: Mike McGovern <no@spam.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 1998 1224Ê
Message-id: <35FEBEF2.A2B3498@spam.com>

I use an HFS Zip to transfer files between the Mac and GS.  I'd
be sure to set it up on the Mac so that it would have the driver
partition.  On my Ramfast equipped GS, I'd get the "eject or initialize"
message for the driver partition, and respond by ejecting it.  The HFS
partition then mounted, so I can use the cartridge on both machines.  I
don't understand why Supertimer would get a second "eject or initialize"
dialog since that partition should be readable if the HFS.Fst is
installed.
I used the Ramfast Utilities to mark the first partition as inactive, and
now
the HFS partition is mounted without having to eject the driver partition
everytime.
So, if you have a Mac, I'd keep the driver partition as it allows the
cartridge
to be read on both machines, and you have the option of using Norton
if things should get damaged.
Mike

Supertimer wrote:

> Rubywand wrote:
>
> >     Regarding for-Mac Zip disks: what you are saying is unclear. Are
> >you saying that a for-Mac disk can not be formatted as a single HFS
> >volume from the Finder? Are you saying they must be formatted or that
> >they must be partitioned using ADU?
>
> That's the theory, although I have not tested it.
>
> Mac Zip disks come with driver partitions, so if you just try to stick
> it in a GS' Zip drive, the Initialize dialog box will pop up twice and
> if you click yes to both, you end up with a two partition disk, the
> first one (the driver partition) being 5 kilobytes in size!
>
> You don't need to partition it through ADU or another utility, but
> if you don't, you are stuck with the 5 kilobyte partition.
>
> Basically, Macintosh Zips are already partitioned.
>
> The only way I can think of to get rid of it is the "erase hard disk"
> feature I think the RamFAST utilities have (but I don't have a
> RamFAST, so I can verify), a Macintosh utility, or the Zip utilities
> for the PC.  PC Zip utilities include one that will "prepare" a Zip
> disk.  I'm fairly certain that preparing the disk with the PC Zip
> utilities will turn the Mac Zip disk into one that can then be
> formatted as a single nonpartitioned volume from the GS Finder.