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From: kotter@muscat.UUCP (Rich Kotter)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.periphs,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: IBM PC floppies and DEC RX50 floppies ?
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 09:51:06 EST
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In article <167@vcvax1.UUCP> paul@vcvax1.UUCP (paul) writes:
>> 	Is there any way to read or write an IBM PC 5 1/4" floppy with
>> a DEC RX50 floppy drive (PDP-11 or MicrovaxII), or vice versa ? 
>
>The closest you can come, I believe, is on the DEC Pro and Rainbow,
>which have the capability to read (but NOT write!) single-sided
>single-density PC diskettes.  
>

I know that on the Rainbow you can both read and write to a diskette that
has PREVIOUSLY  been formatted single sided on the IBM PC. You cannot format
the diskette on the Rainbow.

Rich Kotter

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