2 Oct
2001
2 Oct
'01
12:29 a.m.
Drop to DOS on any machine with a 5.25" drive you
have access to. Type:
format /u /s a:
Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter?
Glen
0/0
3:25 a.m.
Geoff Reed wrote:
/u = Unconditional, it will do a real format, as opposed to quick format
IIRC, /u = Unconditional is correct, but what it does is to not "save"
the disk contents, i.e. unformat will recover the contents of a floppy
that has been accidentally formatted unless the /u is used. I usually
use the /u because it gets the job done faster.
At 12:29 AM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > Drop to DOS on any machine with a 5.25" drive you have access to. Type:
> >
> > format /u /s a:
>
>Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter?
>
>Glen
>0/0
1:04 p.m.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Marvin Johnston wrote:
/U (do a REAL format) is faster for you than
/Q (DON'T do a real format, just write an empty directory) ??
Would you care to post some measured times for how much faster it is?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
/u =
Unconditional, it will do a real format, as opposed to quick format
IIRC, /u =
Unconditional is correct, but what it does is to not "save"
the disk contents, i.e. unformat will recover the contents of a floppy
that has been accidentally formatted unless the /u is used. I usually
use the /u because it gets the job done faster.
3:02 p.m.
No real times, just subjective. Also, I do not use the /q switch and the
times I referred to were a comparison between "format a: /s" vs "format
a: /s /u".
"Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Marvin Johnston wrote:
/U (do a REAL format) is faster for you than
/Q (DON'T do a real format, just write an empty directory) ??
Would you care to post some measured times for how much faster it is?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
/u =
Unconditional, it will do a real format, as opposed to quick format
IIRC, /u =
Unconditional is correct, but what it does is to not "save"
the disk contents, i.e. unformat will recover the contents of a floppy
that has been accidentally formatted unless the /u is used. I usually
use the /u because it gets the job done faster. 
3:27 p.m.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Geoff Reed wrote:
/u = Unconditional, it will do a real format, as
opposed to quick format
It also does not save UNFORMAT data.
- don
At 12:29 AM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
Drop to
DOS on any machine with a 5.25" drive you have access to. Type:
format /u /s a:
Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter?
Glen
0/0 
4:32 a.m.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Glen Goodwin wrote:
Format "unconditionally". I.E. don't try to check the disk to see if
it's
already formatted and then do a quick format if it is (which simply erases
the directory track and creates an unformat area in case you decided you
made a mistake). This is a feature beginning with, I believe, DOS 6.0.
I prefer to really format my disks when I issue a format statement, and
not just assume all sectors on the disk are good.
Another ill-conceived default feature instated by the worst company in the
world.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Drop to DOS on
any machine with a 5.25" drive you have access to. Type:
format /u /s a:
Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter? 
7:56 a.m.
Tell "format" _not_ to try to save any "unformat" info.
carlos.
At 12:29 AM 10/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
Drop to DOS on
any machine with a 5.25" drive you have access to. Type:
format /u /s a:
Okay Sellam, I'll bite -- what's the /u parameter?
Glen
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