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From: skank@du248-09.cc.iastate.edu (Skank George L)
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Subject: Re: Question on FFS on Floppy Drives on A3000.
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Date: 25 Aug 90 06:40:01 GMT
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In article <1122@orange9.qtp.ufl.edu> sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (Scott Sutherland) writes:
>
>	I have seen a couple of postings to this group stating how
>to format a floppy disk under the fast file system (FFS) on an
>A3000.  Can anyone tell me where in the manuals that come with the
>A3000 I can find this information?
>
>BTW, if I have a FFS formatted floppy and I take it to an A2000, can
>it be read?  

     Unless I'm seriously mistaken FFS is the default file system on the A3000,
in which case complete instructions are given on pages 1-36 through 1-38 of the
Using System Software manual.  Disks formatted under FFS may NOT be used on an
A2000 or A500 until the 2.0 upgrade is available for those machines.  To my
knowledge this information is not printed in the manual (I haven't finished
reading it though), however, I think I saw it on one or the enclosed erata
sheets.

                                          George