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From: north@manta.NOSC.MIL (Mark H. North)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: msdos format
Message-ID: <1424@manta.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 17 Nov 90 01:42:56 GMT
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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I'm having a problem with ibmdos 3.2 and format. There's probably a better
group to ask but here it is. I boot off c: then try to format a:/s and get
the following msg -- Insert DOS disk in a: and strike any key when ready.
Now, I've done this thousands of times and it just goes ahead and formats.
All of a sudden I get this message. Format is acting like it doesn't know
where to look for the system files which are on c: of course and where I
have booted from. Another symptom: I then booted from a pristine dos floppy
in a: and did

c:
\dos\format a:/s

and got the same msg.

Is this weird or am I losing it? 


Mark