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From: carroll@nprdc.navy.mil (Larry Carroll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: In search of ESDICONV.EXE
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Date: 5 Jun 90 15:12:35 GMT
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Reply-To: carroll@nprdc.navy.mil (Larry Carroll)
Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego
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Some time ago, I attempted to install Interactive's 386/ix
on an HP RS/20 (300Mb HD) without success.  

Interactive expects the format program to mark bad sectors and
limits that count to 255.  Because the HP format utility marks
bad tracks, that count will be easily exceeded on a typical
300Mb drive.

Apparently there is a utility out there (somewhere) called
ESDICONV.EXE which converts the disc from track to sector marking.

Has anyone heard of it?  Do you know where I can get it?

Thanks in advance,


	Larry Carroll
	Computer Programmer/Analyst
	Navy Personnel Research and Development Center
	San Diego, CA

	carroll@nprdc.navy.mil
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