Can I copy files from a Mac to a PC using a Zip disk?

[Samyo]

Are the Mac and PC using the same format on a Zip disk?
And can a Zip 250 drive read Zip 100 disks?
Thanks.

 

[Rendus]

Macs and PCs (Running MacOS and Windows respectively) use different file systems (HPFS I think for Macs, but that looks wrong. And FAT on PCs). Macs can read FAT16 at least, and 3rd party programs can read Mac formatted disks on the PC. If you use a file format and file system that both systems understand, you shouldn't have any problems.

Yes, 250MB Zip drives can read 100MB disks.

 

[macssuck]

:disgust:

 

[macssuck]

Why is there no option to delete these?

 

[macssuck]

I used a pc formatted zip disk on a mac for a month to download files(the mac was on a network that had dual T1's for internet connection) and take them home to my pc and it worked just fine.