29 Sep
1999
29 Sep
'99
5:23 p.m.
In a message dated 09/30/1999 1:05:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, donm(a)cts.com
writes:
I think that you are confusing DSHD and 96tpi which
are not necessarily
the same thing.
You might be right (about my confusion) ;>)
Most DSDD disks will format to 96tpi (720k on
5.25"),
even the generics. But I have yet to successfully format a DSDD (360k)
to 1.2mb or a DSHD (1.2mb) to 360k.
ISTR formatting DSHD diskettes to 360 KB in an emergency (we're talking
IBM-type pcs here) but only after hitting them with a bulk tape eraser to
wipe them clean, and then using the proper DOS FORMAT parameters . . .
Then again, I've been wrong before ;>)
Regards,
Glen Goodwin
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