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Article #1439Reading MS-DOS Disks
From: a.d. jensen
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1986 15:02
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1986 15:02
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In <408@ektools.UUCP>, Bruce D. Nelson writes... > I noticed that the ST disk format and the MS-DOS disk format are > similar but different. Are there any programs available which can > (assuming compatible drives size and bit-wise): > a) convert an ST disk to MS-DOS and vice-versa or > b) read and/or write an MS-DOS format disk on the ST Well, the ST _can_ read MS-DOS disks off the shelf, but, because the tandems in the PC are of an older, less flexible type, it doesn't go both ways. dale
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!topaz!ll-xn!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!NDSUVM1.BITNET!UD040164 From: UD040164@NDSUVM1.BITNET (a.d. jensen) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Reading MS-DOS Disks Message-ID: <8608081705.AA07942@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 8-Aug-86 11:02:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8608081705.AA07942 Posted: Fri Aug 8 11:02:00 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Aug-86 11:15:12 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 14