Re: What's the format of the DAP CD?

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From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:15

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In article <geqZx3C00WBLM8ZLsn@andrew.cmu.edu> sl31+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stephen M. Lacy) writes:
>I have ordered the DAP CD, but only have access to CD ROM drives on
>DecStation 5000's.  I've been told that they read the IS09660 format. 
>(I think thats right...)  Is this the format that the CD is on?  How
>many floppies will it fit onto?  Or, how much harddrive space is it
>(uncompressed) 

That's correct -- it's in what is also called "High Sierra" format.

The CD contains over 200 MB of material, so you'll need quite a few
floppies if you want everything.  I suggest just grabbing the pieces
you want as you need them.

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