Your standard high density 1.44MB diskettes CANNOT be used in the Lisa.
Double-sided double density diskettes (as used on the Amiga, Atari ST or very old Macintosh computers) can be used, written to just one side. You don't need to look for 400k diskettes though. Unless they have been upgraded, the Lisa 2/5 and Lisa 2/10 (Macintosh XL) load their software using 3.5 inch, 400k single-sided diskettes. A vintage mid-late 80s/early 90s macintosh preferably with a hard disk, a high density floppy FDHD 'superdrive' (standard on later older Macs) and (perhaps) an 800k 3.5 inch drive.A stack of good double density 3.5 inch disks.At least one 1.44MB high density 3.5 disk for PC->Mac transfer.A Windows XP or greater PC with a 1.44 MB drive.However, the Mac -> Lisa section is valid for everyone.įigure 1. Note the method below is mostly for those whose get their Internet files using a PC. It explains some generic aspects of disk imaging and why, even if you DO have a good bootable disk, it may not work. Please click to READ THIS INTRODUCTORY PAGE FIRST. If you have found this page directly from an Internet search (as opposed to a link from my disk imaging introduction page) you have most likely missed some important information. Making Lisa 2 or Macintosh XL boot, system or installation disks from disk images
