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DCFORMAT COPY PROBLEM

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From: "Gerry Greenberg: 315-443-5378"
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 02:03
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I wasn't intending to post this to the net, but since I was not able to
get my email to the Paul, Keith, and Michael at the last address I saw
on the net, I figured this was the most expedient way to do this.  First
of all, I'd like to say that the disk I received from Double Click has
some really neat stuff on it!  I really love DCFormatter(except for the
problem I describe below), and the Mystic Formatter is great for doing
ST disk formatting---would it be possible to get spectre formatting in
there, too?  I liked the things on this disk so much that I immediately
sent away for DCUtilities, and I can't wait to get them.  I just wish I
didn't have so much trouble trying to reach DC both through email AND
snail mail...well, better late than never for sure with this stuff.
Anyway, here is my problem:  I tried to make a copy of a Spectre128
format disk with DCFormatter 3.2, but I kept getting an error when
trying to read the source disk.  So, I pulled out my old 2.02 version of
DCFormatter, which uses the term Magic format as opposed to Spectre
format, and the copy worked just fine.  I figured the disk should copy,
because I was able to use it in Spectre mode...I figured it had to be
good.  So, does anyone know why 3.2 should have this problem when 2.02
didn't?  I don't really know if I have this problem with all my spectre
disks, but something has got to be wrong somewhere.  Michael, I see your
comments most frequently on the net...any ideas?  Thanks in
advance...post replies to the net or to me directly via email.---Gerry
maxg@suvm (bitnet)
grgreenb@rodan.acs.syr.edu (internet)----we've been having a LOT of
trouble with this machine lately, so if you can get to the bitnet
address, that would probably be better.
PS.  Can't wait for those DCUtilities!  especially DCSquish!
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Subject: DCFORMAT COPY PROBLEM
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