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Reading Mac floppy disks on a PC

TycoTyco RangerTexas
I was using a iMac for a project in my music threory class, and I need to open it on my PC, yet the file is formatted with the Mac formatting system. Can anyone point me to a link to a program that can do this (the free-er, the better!) Sorry this isn't much into detail, it's almost 2 AM and I'm exhausted (and since when did it get down to 29 in TEXAS?!)

Thanks y'all!:robot:

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Lazy. :)

    My connection is hella slow tonight so I can only find a few in a short time.

    MacDrive: [url]http://www.media4.com/downloads/trial/md/[/url]
    MacOpener: [url]http://www.dataviz.com/products/macopener/[/url] (not sure if this one has a free trial.)



    The other alternative assumes that said iMac is running something past about MacOS 8 (which I'm fairly sure they do :)) and you have easy access to it. Use the PC Exchange thing to copy the files onto a windows formatted disc.
  • Data CrystalData Crystal Pencil Artist
    Re: Reading Mac floppy disks on a PC

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tyco [/i]
    [B]I was using a iMac for a project in my music threory class, and I need to open it on my PC, yet the file is formatted with the Mac formatting system. Can anyone point me to a link to a program that can do this (the free-er, the better!) Sorry this isn't much into detail, it's almost 2 AM and I'm exhausted (and since when did it get down to 29 in TEXAS?!)

    Thanks y'all!:robot: [/B][/QUOTE]

    Ye' landlubberlillyliver you... it's -3 here... stop complaining. :) Oh, and it's Finland's independece day too, cheers.
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    What are you smoking ?

    iMacs have never had a floppy drive , come to think of it, basically any reasonably upto date mac doesnt have a floppy, hell... my PC doesnt have a floppy ! :D

    best thing you can do is save out the file onto a PC formatted floppy on the Mac, then you can usually open things no problem when you introduce said floppy to the PC

    Macs have always been better at going over to the dark side, rather than the PC's coming over to the light..:D

    this comes from years of working at a desktop publishing/printing/outputting bureau
  • TycoTyco Ranger Texas
    Lemme see... Biggles, been to those links before I posted the topic, as and I said, free is prefered. Not a $50 product. So lazy my arse. :p

    Data, think of what you just said. Now, think of where [b]I[/b] live. Problem solved. :D

    Now, I ain't smoking anything Boxer. The iMacs have a USB FLoppy drive connected to them, hence the floppy drive on an iMac. What are YOU smoking? ;)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    You said the free-er. The first one on my list has a free trial. :)
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Check your ICQ Tyco. I got a free one. (legal)
  • TycoTyco Ranger Texas
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vertigo1 [/i]
    [B]Check your ICQ Tyco. I got a free one. (legal) [/B][/QUOTE]


    Maybe if I had ICQ... really, REALLY should update my user info. Do you have AOL Instant Messanger by chance?
  • TycoTyco Ranger Texas
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]You said the free-er. The first one on my list has a free trial. :) [/B][/QUOTE]

    It may come down to the free trial if I don't get anything else that's 100% free.
  • RickRick Sector 14 Studios
    Just PM him on the board, mate....

    -R.
  • TycoTyco Ranger Texas
    Uhm... -knock knock- I'm lazy at the given moment. So no. :p

    And yes, I'm being difficult intentionaly. You would be to with as little sleep as I just got -goes to go plan hockey in Dallas- -is going to die-
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tyco [/i]
    [B]Maybe if I had ICQ... really, REALLY should update my user info. Do you have AOL Instant Messanger by chance? [/B][/QUOTE]

    Yeah, you really should......


    AIM: Chris VG1

    Can't send files over AIM tho.
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