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Floppy Disk Compatibility and Incompatibility in the Mac World

Daniel Knight,  Low End Mac, Low End Mac Tech Journal - 2016.08.16 - Leave a comment -

Earlier today in the Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts Facebook group, Charles Lott asked if an OS X Mac with a USB floppy drive could write disks that a Mac running System 7 could use. The short answer is, it depends.

Vintage Mac 400K Floppy Drive Repeating Click of Death

Adam Geller,  Low End Mac, Low End Mac Tech Journal - 2001.07.07 - Leave a comment -

2001 – Packaged in a plain beige case with a single DA-15 connector, this single-sided 400K floppy drive (model #M130) works with early Macintosh computers. The “Click of Death” likely occurs on drives that have not been adequately dusted or as a secondary result of restoration by the liberal application of lubricant.

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