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Re: Executor and Floppies
>>>>> "Jeff" == JEFF PETERS <jeff.peters@wdn.com> writes:
Jeff> Being new to the concept of Executor, I've downloaded 1.99p
Jeff> and p3. It runs just fine on my Gateway 2000 486DX2-66V,
Jeff> with one exception. I can't seem to read Mac floppies.
Try taking a brand new 1.44 floppy, using DOS's FORMAT command to put
an IBM format on it, then use E/D's Browser's "Format Floppy" menu
item to change the format to Mac and then try writing on it and taking
the floppy to the Mac and see how that works.
Jeff> I've tested on a couple of 1.44 floppies from my Mac,
Jeff> including an original Apple HyperCard diskette. I've gotten
Jeff> varied results, including no response whatever (no new drive
Jeff> icon - 1.99p), correct drive ID and Window with no contents
Jeff> (1.99p), and terminal failure with register dump (1.99p3).
Jeff> I always boot my system clean (F5) under DOS 6.22.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yay!
Thanks for letting us know, since that would be the next question we
ask. This tells us that there are no weird TSRs or device drivers
being loaded in your config.sys or autoexec.bat that are causing the
strange behavoiour.
Jeff> Any
Jeff> ideas as to what might be causing this would be greatly
Jeff> appreciated; sharing projects with my Mac via floppy is my
Jeff> primary interest in Executor. (Yes, I know I can do all
Jeff> this via my SuperDrive with DOS floppies--I'm interested in
Jeff> a two-way street.)
In light of the fact that you're having trouble with a clean boot, I'd
guess either that the floppies in question that you are using have
some sort of problem or that the floppy drives you are using are
slightly out of spec. To the best of my knowledge, nobody else is
having this problem (although we did have one user who had weird
trouble under Linux that was never tracked down), which makes your
trouble consistent with hardware or media trouble. By replying
directly on this list I'm sure I'll be told if this is an ongoing
problem that other people are having as well.
Jeff> Thanks for any assistance, - Jeff
Jeff> * CMPQwk 1.42 432 *A good catchword can obscure analysis for
Jeff> fifty years.
Jeff> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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