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Re: Formatting a 3.5" HD diskette to 720K - broken?

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From: Jaap Verhage
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:12
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GNR100@psuvm.psu.edu writes:


>       as long as the question is raised, how do you do it in MSDOS?

>                                   Gordon Rogers
>                                           gnr100@psuvm.psu.edu
DOS 5: FORMAT <drive:> /F:720 /U <Return>

and don't forget the /U (for `unconditional').
-- 
Regards, Jaap.

Jaap Verhage, Academic Computer Centre, Utrecht University, Holland.
jaapv@accucx.cc.ruu.nl   +<-*|*->+  I claim *every*thing and speak for myself
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From: jaapv@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Jaap Verhage)
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Subject: Re: Formatting a 3.5" HD diskette to 720K - broken?
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