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- From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
- Subject: Re: Problem: SE formats HD floppy as DD, but LC rejects it...why?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.220909.14770@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 22:09:09 GMT
- Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <1992Aug17.133253.27492@rtsg.mot.com> <1992Aug18.151614.3275@otago.ac.nz>
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- In article <1992Aug18.151614.3275@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes:
- >
- >Is it even possible to tell the formatting type by looking at the
- >media? Wouldn't you would have to know the formatting type to be
- >able to even try reading the disk (i.e. Catch-22)? I don't know,
- >I'm only a software guy :)
-
- Buried in one of the tech notes is a disk-inserted code which means
- 'high-density disk formatted as 800K'. Assuming that code really
- appears, I'd think Apple ought to recognize it, announce the
- situation, and at least allow READING the disk.
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