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From: NETOPRMS@NCSUVM.BITNET (Michael Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: HD Speed Problem
Message-ID: <704NETOPRMS@NCSUVM>
Date: 18 May 89 23:13:49 GMT
References: <3063744@ub.cc.umich.edu>
Organization: North Carolina State University - Computing Center
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>stuff about low level formatting of a Tulin 60meg drive package.  Low level
> with HD format and high level with GS/OS utility.

 Yes I've done this and the problem is when you run the GS/OS utility it
 "initializes". You can't just do a partition without "initializing" the drive!
 It sounding like the initialization step was redoing the low level format at
 Apple's standard 12:1 interleave.  After the init is complete you can partitio
n and use the drive normally.  The problem is that you don't have an efficent
 interleave.  I think you need to use the HD partition tool to partition the
 drive and then use something like CII+ to put prodos on it.

 Now here is where I need help.  My Apple SCSI card didn't come with the
 software disk. Can someone send/tell me where I can get a partition program
 or better yet HD partition....none of the local Apple dealers have SCSI cards.

 Also is the interleave only specified in the low level format or is an inter-
 leave factor also used in the high level format when you put prodos on the
 disk?
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