how to format a floppy disk for old macs

I'd put files I wanted to move to the Apple II side on a floppy disk using my PC. Until I got a CF-based IDE card in my IIgs, I was using a similar method as in the first post, except with a IIe card. Then using card readers are easy.ģ) use a USB floppy drive that will plug into a newer PC/Mac.Ĥ) on an Apple computer other than an Apple IIc, the CFFA3000 card by Rich Dreher has a usb port for thumb drives as well as the SD card which can be removed and used with card readers.ĥ) use the serial port on a IIc/IIGS, or with Super Serial Card on a IIe, and with the use of ADT Pro Then to transfer files to a newer Intel Mac or PC, use one of these methods if availableġ) connect through file-sharing through an older router using ethernet.Ģ) use an intermediary computer that has a floppy drive and a USB port, using either a PC with Win or Power Mac G3/G4.

On newer computers, CiderPress can read shrink-it archives and disk images. Where serial or ethernet transfers are used, files on the Prodos disk should be compressed using shrink-it or converted to a disk image using Dsk2File program. On newer computers, Cider Press can read Disk Copy images.

All Macs with a high density floppy drive can read/write both formats. In the cases where a floppy is used, you will have to create a disk image of the Prodos formatted floppy using Disk Copy 6.3 on your Mac and transfer the disk image to a FAT 16 formated HD (1.44 Mb) floppy. Bernie2theRescue is one emulator that needs to be run on the PowerMac series that reads and writes perfectly to an 800 kb floppy formatted to Prodos. Older Macs that have at least 3 or more digits, whether it be an LC III, a 475, a 550, 640, up to the 4 digit series of Mac computers and into the PowerMac G3/G4 series can have an ether-net card installed or already have an ether-net port built in? All these computers also have a floppy drives that should be able to read Prodos disks with either the PC exchange control panel installed or from within an emulator.

Here are 6 ways to move files to/from an Apple II, to/from a newer PC/MAC Transferring files seems to come up regularly on all forums.

How to format a floppy disk for old macs