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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
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Subject: Re: Can a PC read ST disks?
Keywords: compatabiblity
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Date: 19 Jan 91 02:23:50 GMT
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gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) writes:
 
-         You can interchange 3.5" DD disks between STs and PCs *IF* 
- the disk was formatted on a PC.  If the disk was formatted on an ST,
- the PC can't read it, but the ST can work just fine with 
- PC-formatted disks.
 
Lemme add that you CAN format the disks on an ST, but there are 
restrictions.  The disks must be formatted 80 tracks/9 sectors and 
they must have an MS-DOS-compatible boot sector.  TOS 1.4 and greater 
will do this automatically; for TOS 1.0 and 1.2, you must use 
something like DC Format and its MS-DOS boot sector option to create 
the compatible boot sector.

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