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Re: ProDos questions.
- Subject: Re: ProDos questions.
- From: Matt Jenkins <mdj@bilby.cs.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: 22 Nov 2000 05:44:45 +1100
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- Organization: RMIT University Computer Science
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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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Matt(hew) Jenkins. Computer Science (RMIT Bundoora)
email: mdj@cs.rmit.edu.au
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