Re: DOS 3.3 Question

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Paul G <gavp@gis.net> wrote:

>Can I make a 3.5" floppy with DOS 3.3 .......  Cuz i tried formatting
>port 5(smart port on GS) to where 3.5" was connected and it refused and
>didn't even recognized the drive ??!!  Was DOS 3.3 intended to use with
>5.25" only ?

DOS 3.3 is designed to be a 5.25" only file system.

If you want to format a 3.5" disk under GS/OS, you need to use
either the ProDOS file system or the HFS (Mac) file system.

The GS recognizes four file systems on 3.5" disks.  These are:

Pascal (read only)
MS-DOS (read only, but a shareware desk accessory can write)
ProDOS (read and write)
HFS (read and write)

All work on the standard 3.5" drive.  MS-DOS requires a SuperDrive
or Floptical or PC floppy drive.