2 Jan
2007
2 Jan
'07
7:56 p.m.
At 02:36 PM 1/2/2007, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
I'd let Disk Copy take a whack at it then. Make
sure Disk Copy is running
before you insert the disk. At least you'd be able to look at the raw
image in a hex editor and see if it looks halfway sensible.
Disk Copy 4.2 ("Apple 3.5" Disk Duplicator") waits a while, then
ejects the floppy. Disk First Aid would hang for a while, declare
it to have a volume name of two squares, then it would say it
couldn't read it.
Hiding the HD hole didn't make a difference... in fact, these programs
(as well as the Desktop) almost immediately ejected it.
I have newer disk recovery tools, not so much older ones. I think what
I really need is a USB low/high density external floppy for a
contemporary Mac. I tried a generic USB floppy. Of course it
didn't work because it wasn't blessed by Apple. And should I
expect a contemporary USB Mac floppy to handle the older lower
densities?
- John