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From: gpw@ihdev.UUCP (G. P. Wilkin)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: 2K cluster sizes for DOS 3.1
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Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 22:00:25 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 24 22:00:25 1986
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> There was a posting a while back on how to modify the boot sector on
> the hard disk so that the cluster size was 2K instead of the default
> 8K. Now that I have a 6300+ I am in need of that patch. Can someone
> forward it to me.
> 
> Thanks

 Here's the clear story (published internally in the 6300 Newsletter
, so why don't you take a look? :-) )

1) You don't need to do ANYTHING special, IF you have a 20 meg drive.
   Just get yourself a LEGAL copy of PC-DOS 3.1 or 3.2, then:

2) Back up you hard disk, completely.

3) Reformat your hard disk using the pc dos 'format' command (a:format/s c:)

4) Copy the pc-dos version of command.com to the hard disk along with the
majority of the pc-dos tools.

5) Copy the AT&T versions of BASIC, BASICA, and GWBASIC to your hard disk/

6) get a copy of the program AT&T_CLK to set the clock properly. (It's on
some BBS, I don't have the numbers here now) 

7) Restore  the files you backed up (don't change the dos directory)


All bets off for 10meg drives.

NOT tested with the SIMULTASK - OS MERGE Option.

IF you have to low level format, follow the instructions given with the disk.
(if you don't have instructions, call for help. DON'T Guess, Don't use
suggestions. The AT&T 6300 Plus Requires a specific sequence if you use
Simultask-OS Merge)

This is just off the top of my head at 10:00pm on a friday night, so wait till
I post the complete story in a day or two if you have ANY doubts.

gpwilkin
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