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Article #6657Re: How to read PC format?
From: Troy Carpenter
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1989 05:43
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1989 05:43
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In article <89340.213356PMR2@PSUVM.BITNET>, PMR2@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
> What differences are there between TOS and PC-DOS 3.5" disk formats? What do
> I need to do to read files from an IBM disk?
>
> Also, can anyone out there tell me what the differences between pc-ditto and
> pc-ditto II are? (Besides $225, of course.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Paul
as far as TOS is concerened, it sees no difference between an IBM 3.5 disk and
an ST disk, unless the IBM is a 1.44 meg. The 720K ibm disks work fine on the
ST.
The IBM operating system has a problem with ST formatted disks for some reason,
which I am sure someone else can tell why. If you want to use both formats
reguarly, then either format all your disks on an IBM, making sure it is
formatting 720K and not 1.4 meg. OR use DC-formatter which will format DOS
compatable disks from the ST desktop.
Troy Carpenter
Computer Sciences
THE University of Texas, Austin
psurge@cs.utexas.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!psurge From: psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: How to read PC format? Summary: Paul writes about the differences between TOS & IBM PC-DOS 3.5 disks Message-ID: <7310@cs.utexas.edu> Date: 7 Dec 89 05:43:26 GMT References: <89340.213356PMR2@PSUVM.BITNET> Sender: news@cs.utexas.edu Lines: 26