[Hidden-tech] Old Mac Zip disks

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:18:19 -0500 "Anne Campbell" <acampbell at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> A client of mine has some old Mac-formatted Zip disks containing images she
> needs, but she has a PC and no Zip drive. I remember a few weeks ago that
> someone posted asking to borrow such a drive - is there anyone who could
> help me out with a similar loan? I have a PC as well; would I need to borrow
> a Mac to get the files off the disks?

Or a Live Linux CD.  (Linux include drivers to deal with MacOS file systems.)

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> If it helps, the disks are labeled Fuji Film, Iomega, Mac Zip 100 (I'm
> guessing the 100 is in MB).

Yep.

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> I'd be happy to give some homemade brownies to the lender!
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> Thanks very much -
> Anne
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