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From: dsmall@well.sf.ca.us (David Small)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Problems with HP and other MS-DOS formatted disks.
Message-ID: <16035@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 8 Feb 90 08:00:23 GMT
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Reply-To: dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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[The basenote discusses using ST disks in MSDOS machines, and the troubles
thereof].

	I've had trouble under TOS 1.4 with Toshiba disks as well -- double
sided, MS-DOS, DOS 3.3, off a Toshiba 1200HB. One time I read a file into
the ST, and got the 1st sector repeated for the length of the file. Many
times directory changes (cd) fail or act weirdly. I always have to ARC
(to get a quick & dirty CRC) to make sure the file transferred ... it's that
flaky.

	I've been told that Toshibas do something especially strange that
makes things worse, but do not recall the details.

	-- thanks, Dave / Gadgets