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Re: Apple 2 disc formatting questions
- Subject: Re: Apple 2 disc formatting questions
- From: "David Chiu" <none@nowhere.org>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:28:14 -0800
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com
- References: <qML_7.2815$fG.9288@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net>
- Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:16222
If the discs you have are DSHD, chances are good that they will not stay
working for long, even after you managed to format them. Apple 5.25" disc
drives requires DSDS discs. DSHD will not retain data correctly.
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"Mad Martian" <news@madmartian.com> wrote in message
news:qML_7.2815$fG.9288@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net...
> 1. What do I have to do to an IBM formatted disk to reformat it on an
Apple
> 2? It gives me an "initialization error" if I try to format a disk that
has
> been previously formatted on an IBM. Blank unformatted disks work fine.