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Article #23769

Re: Magic sac problem

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From: Ravi Subrahmanyan
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1986 15:16
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In article <1986Dec1.212909.18049@utcs.uucp> pete@utcs.UUCP (Peter Santangeli) writes:
>In article <1836@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) writes:
>>......
>>		a)  Run magic.prg and put in a mac disk with system
>>                  files and boot off it.
>>		b)  Eject the disk.
>>		c)  Put in another disk which has my applications and
>>		    hope the Sac will take it (I've tried pressing F1).
>
> ....it only lets you eject a disk THROUGH SOFTWARE. i.e., you must:...
>	1) either choose the "EJECT" option from the finder's menu's, or 
>	   type <Ctrl><e>.
>	2) The magic sac will respond by displaying a flashing "A" in the upper
>	   right corner of the screen. At this point you may eject the actual
>	   diskette.
>	3) Insert the other diskette. The ST/MagicSac will now read in the 
>	   directory and desktop information from the new diskette.
>							Pete Santangeli

	But but but but (Baaaawwwwll).... (sniff).   It doesn't do that!  
I've used Macs, and that's what I expected, but what I see it
	1)  I eject the disk by choosing the EJECT option in the finder.
	2)  "A" flashes, I push the button and get the disk out; the icon
	     becomes dim.
	3)  I put in a new disk: The (old) icon becomes bright again.. the
	    %$#^$%# thing just assumes that I put the ejected disk back in,
            and if I'm using the motivator, cheerfully rewrites all 400K
	    or whatever back onto the disk.  Nice, but I didn't get the
	    Sac to be a magic-format duplicator!  

All help will be greatly appreciated; I'm desperate now. Thanks Pete,

								-ravi
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From: ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Magic sac problem
Message-ID: <1845@alvin.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 10:16:37 EST
Article-I.D.: alvin.1845
Posted: Wed Dec  3 10:16:37 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 5-Dec-86 01:24:56 EST
References: <1836@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> <1986Dec1.212909.18049@utcs.uucp>
Reply-To: ravi@alvin.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan)
Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
Lines: 33
Keywords: Mac magic sac macintosh emulator
Summary: But, doesn't do that!