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From: doc@holin.ATT.COM (David Mundhenk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 3-1/2" floppies..."non-standard" use
Keywords: media format CMOS
Message-ID: <383@holin.ATT.COM>
Date: 7 Feb 89 16:42:34 GMT
Organization: AT&T DSG Holmdel NJ USA
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With all this discussion about 720K vs. 1.44MB 3-1/2" floppies,
I just thought I'd mention the way I use mine.
I have a Toshiba 3-1/2" drive. Since my old Info 286 BIOS couldn't 
run it at 1.44MB, I had to get special drivers - they work just fine.
Anyway, before I got the drivers, I just told the CMOS that it was
a 1.2MB drive. It formatted DS/DD media at 1.2MB with no problems.
Since this is "non-standard", I only use it for backups.
It works great, on cheap media!
Any comments?  Flames?
-Dave
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