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From: sandrock@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Mark T. Sandrock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: need to read Japanese MS-DOS diskette
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Date: 5 Jun 90 16:20:43 GMT
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I'm trying to read some files from a 5.25" diskette which was purchased
in Japan.  The directory appears correct, but when I try to read a file,
it gives the message: "Sector not found error reading drive A".

I would suppose this means the diskette is sectored in some nonstandard
way, but not knowing much about PC's, I am wondering if there is still
a way this diskette can be read.  Any advice would be appreciated, but
please email me as I don't read this group.

Mark Sandrock (sandrock@aries.scs.uiuc.edu)

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