If possible ask the person sending you the disk to format it as a PC disk on their Mac. The Mac OS has this capability built in. Otherwise there are conversion utilities for the PC that let you read a Mac disk and transfer files to and from it. TransMac is just one and has a shareware version which will open 1.4mb floppies (the full version will open Mac zip disks, CDs and just about any media). MacOpener was also recommended by several Listers.

MAC and PC refers to two different platforms (languages). The PC uses a different file structure from the MAC. The format of MAC media is such that a PC computer will not recognize the disk as readable. When trying to open MAC files on a PC make sure the proper three character file extension is attached to the file name (example: bird.jpg). For more information on this subject, see the "Compatibility" section in Tech Support.

Yes, the .tar zip file will open on your PC by using Winzip and on your Mac by using the Stuffit Expander. You may download Winzip and Stuffit for free on the Web.

Before sending the document, rename it in the "eight-dot-three" PC format. In other words, up to eight characters for the file name, a period, and three characters for the file extension. Unusual characters should be omitted. The most common file extensions are: .doc for Word documents, .xls for Excel spreadsheets, and .ppt for PowerPoint presentations. So, for example, a Word document that you created called "Meeting Minutes for 11/16/2000" should be renamed to something similar to "MM111600.

Instructional, Communication & Information Technology offers a number of Web-based storage options for UW-Whitewater faculty, staff, and students. You do not need a disk to use one of these options. For more information on these different options, and instructions on setting up an account, see File Storage Options on the iCIT Web site.

Yes! The Intellivision Lives! CD-ROM, available now, lets you play over 50 of the original Intellivision games on your PC or Mac. Check the Intellivision Lives! page for more information. Usually the web site. The publicity surrounding the release of Intellivision Lives! resulted in some former Mattel and APh programmers we weren't in touch with contacting us. They have provided additional material and corrected errors; we have updated the web site accordingly.

Keep a close eye on our current auctions and future ones, most items we sell will be available again either presently or in the future.

First, a note on prevention. Floppy disks are very sensitive to static electricity so carry your disks in a protective case (these are available at the bookstore and are fairly cheap), do not carry them in your pocket or just throw them in a backpack. If you are working on something very important, i.e. senior research project, 20-pg. paper, PowerPoint presentation, etc. make backup copies of your work.

While Macs cannot execute regular Windows executable files, all .exe files available for download from SiteSell are simply self-extracting zipped files. These types of .exe files can be opened and expanded on a MAC following some simple steps.

Modern machines can’t read the 400k and 800k floppy disks used by the Mac Plus. This a hardware problem, not solvable in software - they lack the variable speed motor of the old drives. I don’t know any reason why some company couldn’t now manufacture a floppy drive that reads the old disks, but I’m not aware of anyone doing so. So the only way to read such disks is to get an old Mac.

This means you that you are using an outdated version of Acrobat Reader. FoodSmart records are in Acrobat version 5, so you need Acrobat Reader version 5. To get a free up-to-date version return to FoodSmart, click on the yellow icon "Get Acrobat Reader", and follow the instructions. Once installed on your computer you will be able to view and print the record.

AutoCAD does not have the native ability to open a .pcs file. However, you can export any PC Survey file to .dxf or .dwg directly from PC Survey.

Nearly all documents are in the same format on both platforms. Therefore you should have no difficulty opening them.

Raster3D has been ported to MacOSX by the GNU-Darwin project. It is part of the base installation, so if you are a One Step installer user, then you already have it. For further information on GNU-Darwin see http://www.gnu-darwin.org

Sooner or later, most people who own an S-100 system need to transfer a file to or from a DOS or Windows (or Macintosh or whatever) computer. A Google search of comp.os.cpm "groups" will find a discussion of this very topic that last occurred in early 2003. It's an old topic. Most people who need to establish serial file transfers to or from a CP/M system (or N* DOS system) of ANY sort end up doing something like this: get a SIMPLE file transfer program onto their CP/M system.

Optional web part features, such as MSN weather and news channels, located in ‘My Site’ are only be available to users running Internet Explorer on a PC due to the reliance of Active X controls required in pulling the data. For some administrative employees, advanced features such as institutional report cards and Microsoft Office integration will only be available to users running Internet Explorer on a PC.

I've just exported my Finished Layout into PhotoShop and it stop building the file after a couple of layers.

IOMega ZIP drives and ZIP disks may offer you a way to move megabyte-sized files from old Macs to new Macs, or from your Mac to a Windows/Pentium PC. Check my Web page for Mac hard drives, the ZIP drive section via this link for the ZIP drives I offer. I have drives for old Mac internal or external use, and for Windows systems too. For a bit more discussion, check the discussion above on recovering files from drives.

To move files from a PC to a Mac, do the following: 1. On the PC, save the files you wish to move to the "My Documents" folder on your desktop. On the Mac, download the files from plato.hightechhigh.org using the command "get [file on plato] [location on the Mac where you want the file to be saved]" e.g. "get mydoc.txt mydesktop". To move files from a Mac to a PC, do the following: 1. On the Mac, connect to plato.hightechhigh.org via sftp. If you don't know how to do this click here.