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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: External 800K floppy on a Mac IIci -- should it work?
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Date: 27 Dec 90 20:36:43 GMT
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 I have a Cutting Edge external 800K floppy that I've migrated to my IIci. It
 works sporadically at best. If I try to boot off it, I occasionally get a Sad
 Mac, with some hex error code. Other times, the disk just ejects, or it boots
 OK. Inserting a disk after boot sometimes brings up the "disk is damaged;
 repair it?" dialog, and other times it mounts fine. Parenthetically, the
 disks always work in the internal Superdrive.

 So, the question: should this work, or should I pop for an external
 Superdrive? Who's to blame? Cutting Edge? Apple? gremlins? The problems seem
 to vary with the distance I move the floppy away from the monitor (Applecolor
 13"),but there's a limit to how far it can go.

 Thanks, as always.

Richard C. Long  *  long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com       
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