TIL my USB 1.1 floppy disc drive works OK on High Sierra. I may have a job getting data off an old (1995) Mac that has a 1.44 MB FD & 2 x CD-ROM drive plus an IDE HDD.
Very likely the old machine won't boot, usually because the (horribly expensive) 4.5 v battery is flat. Some of the Macs in my collection have an adapted battery, it's the original battery's circuit board connector soldered onto a 2 x AAA & a 1 x AAA battery holder so 3 x AAA cells can provide the required power.
@matigo It works! Not brilliantly when it comes to reformatting floppies but read & write are OK.
@matigo Perhaps not. Everymac.com reveals that the HD uses an IDE connection. Somewhere I have an IDE external drive. Now I need to check whether my USB floppy drive still works under High Sierra: it did under Sierra.
Seems like I have dozens of odd socks that just won’t make pairs. So I’m chucking them out. I bought another 10 pairs of socks today that are totally different to any existing ones.
I have also put him onto a friend of mine who lives not far away & has lots of old computer gear. He should be able to extract the data from the 580’s HD.
Just had a call from a fellow who wants to get stuff off his almost blind father’s Mac. Trouble is, it’s a Performa 580CD, discontinued in Feb 1996. Plus he is a PC user. I’ve recommended he get LibreOffice to work with the original ClarisWorks docs.
Discovered an old Mac app with associated iTunes scripts still work with iTunes 12.7.1 & High Sierra. It's called iTuneMyWalkman & allows iTunes to sync chosen mp3 tracks onto a USB drive.
Wow. It’s been about 36 hours without any ankle pain or inconvenience. Yet 6 days ago I couldn’t even walk without a forearm crutch fo support. The sole difference in treatment has been occasional ice packs.
I really must avoid spicy food at night - gastric reflux ensues. For example, over Saturday night/Sunday morning I filled a bucket full of used tissues and vomit following a tasty Thai takeaway meal.