Re: More ST-506 drive woes...

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From: Gordon Hlavenka
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 17:55

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>There's no way to start a low-level format!  Does anyone have, or know
>where to get, a formatter for these original IBM controllers?

I have an old 10-meg Miniscribe from a Corona PC.  It uses a dumb (no ROM)
controller.  With it there is a disk containing format utilities and the
*.sys driver to make the drive accessible to DOS 1.x.

I can send you this stuff if you want it...

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Gordon S. Hlavenka                 cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
Disclaimer: He's lying

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From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka)
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Subject: Re: More ST-506 drive woes...
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Date: 27 Jun 90 17:55:04 GMT
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