Re: Making an MFS disk (yes, really!)

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From: Jonathan S. Shapiro
Date: Sun, 14 May 1989 00:48

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In article <30569@apple.Apple.COM> dwells@Apple.COM (Dave Wells) writes:

>Anytime you format a disk as single-sided, it will use MFS.  You don't even
>have to hold down any awkward key sets.
>
>-Dave

I believe that holding down the option key when you format
single-sided will cause an HFS 400k volume to be created.  I seem to
recall a TN describing how to format 800k MFS volumes, but I don't
recall the details.

Jon

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From: shap@polya.Stanford.EDU (Jonathan S. Shapiro)
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Subject: Re: Making an MFS disk (yes, really!)
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