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From: jimmills@cs.arizona.edu (James H. Mills)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: fdformat 1.6
Summary: fdformat
Keywords: XT comp?
Message-ID: <502@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 5 Nov 90 14:56:18 GMT
References: <1990Nov5.113315.25910@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Distribution: usa
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <1990Nov5.113315.25910@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, schikore@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Schikore, Dan) writes:
> Has anyone tried version 1.6 of fdformat who can tell me how to use it
> on my XT?  I have used older versions, but when I installed the new one
> I got an error saying that it needs a 286.  Suggestions?
> 
> -Thanks
> 
> -Dan Schikore
> schikore@en.ecn.purdue.edu

fdformat is a formatting program which is used with hi-density floppy disk drives.  Most likely you need a 1.2 MB 5 1/4 drive which are typically available on 
286 and higher systems.