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Subject: Are Minix-PC and Minix-ST media compatible ?
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Date: 8 Jun 89 09:07:29 GMT
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Hello all,

   if this is a somewhat stupid question, please forgive me, but I'll ask
anyway. Are Minix-PC and Minix-ST media compatible ?

   The reason I ask is this: I have Minix-ST on my Mega ST4 and the recently
posted Min2DOS package on my AT clone. I tried to read a Minix-ST disk in the
3.5" 720KB drive on my AT, but always got a message like 'No Minix filesystem'.
This was one of the ORIGINAL distribution disks (SS). I use 830KB disks for
Minix-ST, but they don't work either.

   I think both versions really *should* be compatible, so it's most likely
that I did something wrong or overlooked something.

   I guess I could dig up the answer looking closely at the Minix-ST floppy
disk driver source and compare it with the PC driver in The Book, but I don't
really have the time to do so. I am merely looking for a convenient and fast
way to convert files posted in this list from 1.2MB 5.25" DOS disks (that's how
I download them) to Minix-ST 3.5" disks (that's how I want to use them).

   Any and all info is most welcome.

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