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From: Arie.Covrigaru@f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Arie Covrigaru)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: External 800K floppy on a Mac IIci -- should it work?
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Date: 29 Dec 90 04:47:51 GMT
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In article <18504@shlump.nac.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>
> 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

I have an Apple external 800K floppy drive that I've migrated to my IIci and
it
works flawlessly.  I would try it on another Mac to make sure it is not
a hardware problem with the external 800K floppy drive.


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