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Comment by fmbb

21 hours ago

System 7 had built in tools to read and write DOS disks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_File_Exchange

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coupdejarnac  21 hours ago

I distinctly remember how it was the bare minimum. You'd mount a disk or open a plain text file, and there'd be a lot of strange characters that weren't decoded properly.

  • swiftcoder  21 hours ago

    And that's why we all had to buy a copy of MacLinkPlus!

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