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Article #3166Re: RX ****ing 50s; Comments on formatting same.
From: stewart_andy
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 13:36
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 13:36
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In article <wV8JX4w163w@zl2tnm.gp.co.nz>, don@zl2tnm.gp.co.nz (Don Stokes) writes:
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> Does anyone know how format a disk to look like an RX50?
Short Answer: Use A DEC RAINBOW 100 to Format DS/DD 40 Track (360 KB) 5.25s
Long Answer: DEC Marketing refused to release either details or a program
to format on the DEC PROFESSIONAL. Some controllers like the
RQDX1 could not format RX50s (I believe).
Next Question: Can the RX33 drive format RX50s and/or RX33 diskettes?
> Can a PC high density floppy drive do it? With DOS?
> The things are 80 track, ten sectors, single sided.
> MSDOS 3.3 gives up at 9 sectors. Mumble.
The drive and controller could format an RX50 physically. What you need is
the software.
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