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mac is making me mad
i need help
i have a powerpc 5500/225
i want to install mac os 8.5 so i can install linux
problem
in order to format the hdd i have to make a utilitys disk
ive tryed making one but after 40 disks it ses each is defective and i cant find mac formatted floppies anyware in town and it would cost 4.85 + 7.95s&h to order from staples
i need a tool for windows or linux that will format floppys for mac
ive had this computer sitting here for 2 years cause the hdd went and ive been trying to fix it since
im about ready to throw it out the window
i need any advice u can give me even if it doesnt go with my question
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Maybe the floppy drive is also defective?
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it would read and write disk befor the hdd went
maby il see if i can find one on ebay
and since when did mac use ide hard drives cause thats what this thing has
i thought they were wall scsi based
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I don't know much about Mac's, but I'm guessing that the IDE thing has something to do with the fact that it's a PowerPC, and not a regular Mac.
I have two PowerPCs lying around that I have no use for, I can probably dig the floppy out of one if you need. PM me if you're interested.
Actually come to think of it, I could probably make you a utility disk image. Then you could rawrite it to a disk... I'll get back to you in a bit.