Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown From: brown@nicmad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Help PC1 Message-ID: <887@nicmad.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Oct-86 22:19:28 EDT Article-I.D.: nicmad.887 Posted: Tue Oct 7 22:19:28 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Oct-86 07:48:35 EDT References: <2399@garfield.UUCP> <10800030@uiucdcsp> Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI Lines: 19 In article <10800030@uiucdcsp> forbus@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >I've just had a PLUS 20MB hardcard installed in my COMPAQ PLUS, and I'm >still running Dos 2.11 with no problems. So the previous posting is in >error, you do NOT need Dos 3.XX. It seems a priori likely that Dos 1.XX >wouldn't work, though. You are correct, you can work with DOS 2.11, but DOS 3.xx will give you 2k cluster sizes instead of 8k cluster sizes. That is a real nice savings of space. BTW, if you formated with DOS 2.11, you will need to redo everything with DOS 3.xx to get 2k clusters. -- ihnp4------\ harvard-\ \ Mr. Video seismo!uwvax!nicmad!brown topaz-/ / decvax------/