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From: engst@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Disk format interchangeability.
Message-ID: <1190@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 29-May-87 08:40:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 29 08:40:57 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 30-May-87 11:39:55 EDT
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Reply-To: engst@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu.UUCP (Adam C. Engst)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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>  The ST can read/write IBM formatted disks without any trouble.  The 
>IBM on the other hand is more touchy...If you format a disk on the ST, 
>you need to use a PD utility that changes the boot sector to look like
>an IBM boot sector and then IBM will accept it...
>--- 
>John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)

I would like to be able to move from the ST to the IBM for laser printing
mainly.  The disk size is no problem because I have access to one of
Cornell's demo PC-Convertibles (with 5.25 drive to convert to 3.5).  Just
what is this PD format program that will allow me to do this, and can anyone
send m a copy?  No one has mentioned it by name, so I don't know if my user
group hard disk already has it or not..  Thanks a lot!
                               Adam Engst
engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu
pv9y@cornella.bitnet