i do have some hfs formatted native zip disks it says "mac formatted" on them

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:51:31 -0500 (EST), der Mouse
<mouse@rodents.montreal.qc.ca> wrote:
> >> this is a new ZIP disk, and as such should have a FAT filesystem on
> >> it, yes?
> 
> Not necessarily.  Check the packaging to see what filesystem type it
> claims is on the disk.
> 
> > Hmm, I'm not sure if all ZIP disks were sold pre-formatted with FAT
> > filesystems.
> 
> I think they were all sold preformatted (I've never heard of actually
> needing to format a ZIP, especially a new one), and I think they were
> all sold with filesystems on them.  But I know they weren't all sold
> with FAT filesystems; I have some that came with Macintosh-style (HFS?)
> filesystems on them.
> 
> I have no idea where the original ENODEV is coming from.
> 
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