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- From: Todd_Lewis@unc.edu (Todd M. Lewis)
- Subject: Re: DD vs HD floppies
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.150458.29758@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- References: <19269@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 15:04:58 GMT
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- In article <19269@mindlink.bc.ca> Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs)
- writes:
- >In article <1993Jan5.161230.8635@city.cs> sheun@cs.city.ac.uk
- >(Sheun Olatunbosun) writes:
- >
- >>I'm having a problem finding an IBM compatible machine which will accept
- >>my DD (Double Density) floppies. All the I've seen PC's seem to have the HD
- >>(High Density) drive as standard. [...]
-
- > Every IBM-compatible machine I've seen can read and write DD [3.5"]
- >disks in an HD drive. [...]
- > Start with a 3 1/2-inch DD disk (don't use an HD disk!) and
- >format it on an IBM clone with the /F:720 parameter.
-
- Depends on the version of MS-DOS you are running. Some don't allow
- the /F:720 parameter. The following should work for all MS-DOSs that
- support 720kb 3.5" disks (the "A:" is just an example):
-
- FORMAT A: /N:9 /T:80
- --
- _/_/_/ _/ Todd_Lewis@unc.edu You can lead a horse to
- _/ _/ utoddl@guitar.oit.unc.edu Mohammad, but you can't make
- _/ _/_/_/ a mountain drink a mole hill.
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