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Subject: Re: XF551/ADOS
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Date: Fri, 12-Jun-87 08:47:23 EDT
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> From: dragon@oliveb.UUCP (Give me a quarter or I'll touch you)
> Subject: Re: XF551/ADOS
> Date: 11 Jun 87 23:49:52 GMT
> 
> Excuse my ignorance... but what is DOS 4.6?
> 
> Will ADOS be able to read the 'Atari' format double density disks (these
> are just standard format disks which have 256 bytes/sector instead of 128)
> used by everyone else besides Atari?
> 
> I bet SpartaDOS will have a new version out soon after the ADOS/XF551 combo
> hits the market.

DOS 4.6F was released by the old Atari.  It is similar to DOS 2.0.
As I said before ADOS should be able to read any Atari formatted disk
except for DOS4, or 3.

As for SpartaDOS, version 3.2 will support the new drive.  Look at the
options for XINIT, there is one the for a DS/DD drive.
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