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Subject: PC-Ditto and IBM Boot disks
Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU].7-Sep-87.13:58:44.TAC.354TFW-SIX>
Date: Mon, 7-Sep-87 14:58:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  7 14:58:00 1987
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HELP!

I just bought PC-Ditto and have yet to figure out how to make an
IBM boot disk.  Here's what I have done so far:

Had a friend with a NEC AT Compatible format his 3.5 inch drive
using three different systems (NEC DOS Ver 3.2, PC-DOS Ver 3.2,
and Zenith MS-DOS Ver 3.2).  (Each one separately, of course).
Each time, the disk checked out at 7XX K free.  When I try to
boot from any of those disks though, I get a boot error.  Also,
the IBM 3.5 inch disk files show up in the GEM directory but when
you try to copy or open (like AUTOEXEC.BAT) any of the files I
get a "check disk" report from GEM.  PC-Ditto appears to be
working properly -- ie, I get no indication that there is a
problem until it says to stick the IBM disk in drive A, at which
time I get the boot error.

I was under the impression that the ST could read the IBM 3.5
inch disks without any problem.  If it can, I sure wish somebody
would tell me how.

Any help anyone can provide will be _deeply_ appreciated.

Dennis Scott

PS: The format command was FORMAT B:/S ie, the System WAS
transferred.  I'm using a 1040 Color System with the one internal
drive.