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From: dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 1.4 meg floppy format
Keywords: How?
Message-ID: <1989Oct11.192052.18359@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 11 Oct 89 19:20:52 GMT
References: <554@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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elrond@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Brad Hlista) writes:
> [problems formatting a 1.4 meg floppy]

  Sounds like you're not using 1.4 meg floppies in the drive, 1.4's are
different than standard 800K disk, they have an extra hole that lets the
drive "know" what kind of disk it is.

  If you don't use 1.4 meg floppies in the drive, then all you'll get is
800K disk.

  Hope this helps.
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