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Article #9265Re: Format 360K
From: tt3x
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1990 00:02
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1990 00:02
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In article <446@unicorn.WWU.EDU>, n8948315@unicorn.WWU.EDU (arthur morgan) writes: > In article <1453@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> zmacy91@doc.ic.ac.uk (Gary K Smith) writes: >> >> I can read 360K 5.25" useing the 40 track option on the drive - can >>anyone tell me how to format 360K disks. >> > Isn't there some sort of command like FORMAT A:/4 or FORMAT/4 A: or such like? You can format a 360K disk on a 1.2mb drive by issuing a FORMAT A:/t:40/n:9 Bobby Li BITNET: TT3X@CRNLVAX5 INTERNET: TT3X@VAX5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU INTERNET: LI#BOBBY%MFE.MFENET@ANLVM.CTD.ANL.GOV
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!vax8530!tt3x From: tt3x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Format 360K Message-ID: <3360.25be09c5@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> Date: 25 Jan 90 00:02:13 GMT References: <1453@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> <446@unicorn.WWU.EDU> Distribution: comp Lines: 14