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From: ho@hoss.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...)
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Subject: Re: fdformat 1.6
Keywords: XT comp?
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Date: 29 Nov 90 07:15:07 GMT
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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?

FD-FORMAT v1.6 was supplied with the 286 version of FDREAD.EXE.  Judging 
from the included source code, it looks like they made it smaller by using
a couple of 286-specific instructions (push immediate) to tighten up some
areas.

If you can get FD-Format v1.5, use the FDREAD.EXE supplied with that.  If
not, send E-mail and I'll mail mine to you.

I think everything else should work on an XT.
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