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From: sklein@cdp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Making an MFS disk (yes, really!)
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Date: 12 May 89 22:36:00 GMT
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In article <???> zelenski@Jessica.stanford.edu (julie zelenski) writes:
>In article <8262@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> blackman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU
>(Scott Blackman) writes:
>>Is it still possible to make an MFS disk with System 6.0.2?  I am
>>looking for the ancient "Flat" filing system on 400K disks.  Thanks.
>>
>>Scott Blackman
>
>Hold down the Option key while inserting a blank diskette or choosing
>Erase Disk fromthe Special menu.
>
>julie zelenski
>stanford u

Actually, that will get you a 400K HFS disk.  The finder automatically
formats all 400K disks as MFS UNLESS you do the option-key trick.

-shabtai
cdp!sklein@arisia.xerox.com