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Re: ProDos questions.



Dennis Jenkins <dennis@usb.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 	I have a IIgs with both 5.25" drives and 3.5" drives.  I can boot from
> a 5.25" prodos floppy (v1.8.something?).  I wish to format a floppy in
> the 3.5" drive.  I do not know which "tool" or command to use.  I have
> reviewed the list of prodos commands that was posted to this newsgroup a
> few weeks ago.  None seem to fit (there is no "init" in prodos?) The
> disk has basic.system and filer.system (or maybe it was file.system) on
> it.  and not much else.  I would post a complete directory listing, but
> I'm at work and my IIgs is at home...

After booting the disk, from basic type

-FILER.SYSTEM

Then press V for volume commands, then I think F for format, or it might
be I for initialize (been a looong time)

then initialize the device in slot 5, drive 1. Make sure you put the blank
disk in first.

That's it.


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