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From: jupakkanen@cc.helsinki.fi
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Subject: Re: Formatting a 1.44 MB disk to 720 kB...how?
Message-ID: <1991May17.122842.1@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 17 May 91 10:28:42 GMT
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In article <1991May16.220514.23423@ariel.unm.edu>, ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes:
> Just that...how?  For background, I have a 12MHz `286 box, which runs messdos
> 3.3 with 4dos.  Drive A: is a high-density 5.25" floppy; drive B: is a high-
> density 3.5" microfloppy.  Can this be done?  Am I staring right through the
> answer, which is sitting right there in the doc.s for all to see?
> 
> 						Thanks,
> 						    d


I don't know about the 4DOS, but with PC/MS-DOS the command is:

FORMAT b: /n:9/t:80
 
Also, with some verions of DOS you can try format b: /7, but the above
should work with all versions.
 
Jukka