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From: brucet@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bruce Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: Format RX-50's for VMS
Summary: DECmate II
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Date: 20 Mar 90 01:37:03 GMT
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In article <1307@nems.dt.navy.mil> lumsdon@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Esther Lumsdon) writes:
>Which of the DEC micros can format RX50 diskettes for VMS? VAXen have
>to use pre-formatted SSDD RX50 diskettes, and our supply system only
>stocks un-formatted ones.

I've got a PRO 350 at home that also uses RX50 disks, and like your
VAXen it needs pre-formatted disks. I did discover though that the
DECmate II (using the standard WPS software) can fully format RX50
disks. The disk will need to be initialized, which your VAX should be
able to do (the 350 can).

	Hope this helps,
	Bruce.
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