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From: Frank.Mallory@f123.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory)
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Subject: 180k disk
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Date: 10 Jan 90 00:57:46 GMT
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 RJ>         Quickly, folks:  what switches do I use to reliably format a 
 RJ> 180k on my
 RJ> AT so I can transfer to a Rainbow?  I'm desperate!

If you have a hi-density drive on you AT, as is usual, your best coures is to get a utility program called "RX50" that will let you emulate the Rainbow drive on the AT.  This lets you put 400KB on a diskette; the only limitation is that you won't be able to format the DEC diskettes on your AT.

Otherwise, you can use a command like FORMAT B:/1; but this will only work on a regular 360KB drive.  That will give you the 180KB capacity you mentioned; however, it is less reliable than the RX50 route.



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