blackman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Michael Blackman) (05/10/89)
Is it still possible to make an MFS disk with System 6.0.2? I am looking for the ancient "Flat" filing system on 400K disks. Thanks. Scott Blackman blackman@phoenix.princeton.edu ...allegra!princeton!phoenix!blackman
zelenski@Jessica.stanford.edu (julie zelenski) (05/12/89)
In article <8262@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> blackman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Blackman) writes: >Is it still possible to make an MFS disk with System 6.0.2? I am >looking for the ancient "Flat" filing system on 400K disks. Thanks. > >Scott Blackman Hold down the Option key while inserting a blank diskette or choosing Erase Disk fromthe Special menu. julie zelenski stanford u
dwells@Apple.COM (Dave Wells) (05/12/89)
In article <8262@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> blackman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Blackman) writes: >Is it still possible to make an MFS disk with System 6.0.2? I am >looking for the ancient "Flat" filing system on 400K disks. Thanks. Anytime you format a disk as single-sided, it will use MFS. You don't even have to hold down any awkward key sets. -Dave -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave Wells, Apple Computer, Inc. MS: 37-O (408) 974-5515 Mail: dwells@apple.com or AppleLink d.wells or GEnie D.WELLS These opinions may be nothing more than the ramblings of a fatigued tinkerer -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- There's one big difference between genius and stupidity. Genius has limits. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
sklein@cdp.UUCP (05/13/89)
In article <???> zelenski@Jessica.stanford.edu (julie zelenski) writes: >In article <8262@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> blackman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU >(Scott Blackman) writes: >>Is it still possible to make an MFS disk with System 6.0.2? I am >>looking for the ancient "Flat" filing system on 400K disks. Thanks. >> >>Scott Blackman > >Hold down the Option key while inserting a blank diskette or choosing >Erase Disk fromthe Special menu. > >julie zelenski >stanford u Actually, that will get you a 400K HFS disk. The finder automatically formats all 400K disks as MFS UNLESS you do the option-key trick. -shabtai cdp!sklein@arisia.xerox.com
shap@polya.Stanford.EDU (Jonathan S. Shapiro) (05/14/89)
In article <30569@apple.Apple.COM> dwells@Apple.COM (Dave Wells) writes: >Anytime you format a disk as single-sided, it will use MFS. You don't even >have to hold down any awkward key sets. > >-Dave I believe that holding down the option key when you format single-sided will cause an HFS 400k volume to be created. I seem to recall a TN describing how to format 800k MFS volumes, but I don't recall the details. Jon
earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton) (05/14/89)
In article <9173@polya.Stanford.EDU> shap@polya.Stanford.EDU (Jonathan S. Shapiro) writes: ... >I believe that holding down the option key when you format >single-sided will cause an HFS 400k volume to be created. I seem to >recall a TN describing how to format 800k MFS volumes, but I don't >recall the details. Boot a Mac Plus or 512ke from System 2.0. You can then format 800k MFS volumes all day long. I have never seen Apple endorse this technique anywhere. "People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it." Salada Tag Lines