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From: zateslo@geomag.gly.fsu.edu (Ted Zateslo)
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Subject: Japanese diskette format
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Date: 18 Oct 90 15:02:01 GMT
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We were sent a 5 1/4" disk from a Japanese colleague that we can't
read.  It is a Maxell disk marked "MDHD256" and the box says "80 
track".  We tried reading it as a 1.2MB disk and as a 720K disk,
with no success.  Has anybody had experience with these?  And what
does the "256" refer to?  Thanks...

Ted Zateslo, FSU Geology Dept.
Internet: zateslo@geomag.gly.fsu.edu