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From: johnh@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (John Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Low level of hard drive -- again...
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Date: 7 Feb 91 21:21:09 GMT
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In article <91037.192931DSP@MTUS5.BITNET> DSP@MTUS5.BITNET (David Paxson) writes:
>How about booting up with Zenith DOS 3.3, using PREP, and then when you have
>to reboot, boot with MS-DOS 4.0?
>
>Since it is a low-level format, it shouldn't matter what version of DOS you
>use.
>
>- David Paxson

More precisly.  Boot off Zenith DOS 3.3+ floppy and run PREP. 

                Then run PART, to partition the disk, if needed.
 
                RE-boot off MS-DOS 4.0 floppy and then format partitions. 
                Using MS-DOS 4.0 system on your boot partition.

In my experience, you should think about getting ZENITH DOS for a Zenith.
On the surface you may never have a problem with MS-DOS running on a Zenith.
But, I'd be wondering about possible pitfalls of doing so, is your data safe?
Will obscure MS-DOS commands work with Zenith's hardware?

John.
CAD Lab Supervisor
Portland State University