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Re: Spectre GCR: Knowing What To Do

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From: michel morris
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 12:52
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In article <1201@usdtsg.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>, anisko@usdtsg.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (anisko) writes:
> In article <C17wC1.CEA@news.rich.bnr.ca> grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier) writes:
> >
> >Another neat trick that works is format a small partition, under 5 meg,
> >of your HD as an MFS( not HFS ) partition. Transverter can use this HD
> >partition as well as the 400k Spectre format floppy. This turns the
> >tranverter into something really usefull.
> 
>   Forgive me if I answer my own question, but how do you format a HD
> partition in MFS mode?  Going to the format option under Spectre 2.65,
> thr MFS box is greyed-out.  Was this option added later (in say 3.0) or
> is something just screwy with my setup?  

	The MFS option is greyed out if your partition is too big - you must 
_first_ prepare your 4ish meg. TOS partition, _then_ go to Spectre.
	Transverting to hard disk is great. But I STILL do not understand why
I could transvert to my MFS partition on my Mega ST, but cannot on my TT :-(

Mike Morris
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