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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 01:34:45 AM

Title: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 01:34:45 AM

I was thrilled to find out that the wife's old ZIP that never gets used could be latched onto my A600 via an aminet hack.

I went about setting up my Amy again (thanks Erasmus GMX for the OS images). Then it occurs to me: My rig probobly won't be able to read PC or Mac zip disks and vice versa.

Is this the case?

Does anyone know of software that will let me Amy read these formats? Or my Mac read ADF? (or even my wife's XP machine?)

TIA

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: Cyberus on January 20, 2004, 01:44:51 AM

Isn't it just a case of setting the drive up like any other drive, using HDToolbox or similar prog (HDInstTools etc on Aminet) to format it? Or do you mean reading it as a PC disk?

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: adolescent on January 20, 2004, 01:59:29 AM

FAT95 can create a mountlist to mount a PC (FAT) formatted Zip.  I think the Mac can read FAT formatted disks too...

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 05:34:06 AM

Are you guys saying it can mount a FAT32 formatted ZIP disk?

I haven't got it setup yet so I haven't done anything but download the lha file.

I got to get my HD installed first.

Can I format it to AFS with the OS 2.1 install software?

Will it at least read a Win FAT32 disk?

or perhaps there is software that would allow for this somewhere on aminet?

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 05:36:20 AM

@adolescent

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FAT95 can create a mountlist to mount a PC (FAT) formatted Zip

Is "FAT95" an Amiga software componet? Pray it be on aminet?

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: adolescent on January 20, 2004, 05:40:30 AM

Yep.  Fat95 supports FAT32.  Although, you won't see any of the benefits on a small disk like a Zip.

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: adolescent on January 20, 2004, 05:41:28 AM

http://us.aminet.net/aminet.cgi?string=fat95 (http://us.aminet.net/aminet.cgi?string=fat95)

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: N7VQM on January 20, 2004, 05:41:57 AM

You can down load FAT95 with this link:

www.aminet.net/disk/misc/fat95.lha (http://www.aminet.net/disk/misc/fat95.lha)

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 05:45:27 AM

Thanks you guys are quick...

what to I need to format it (or dare I say even write to) FAT32?

Title: Re: Parellel ZIP question
Post by: McNorris on January 20, 2004, 05:47:39 AM

Uh, sorry. Readme files are good for something :-)