Re: MS-DOS FST!

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Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:

>Speaking of which...
>
>I have the MS-DOS FST but it doesn't do much.  
>
>I inserted a formatted 720k MS-DOS disk into the GS and it refused to
>recognize it.  I tried those MUG utilities, did a format that read
>'MS-DOS' by the GS finder but inserting it into the PC, the PC refused to
>recognize it.
>
>Any ideas?

The MS-DOS FST only works with MFM floppy drives.  The
standard GS drive is a GCR drive.  If you have a SuperDrive
or PC drive connected to a BlueDisk card, it will work.

Interestingly, the PC Transporter can format a special GCR
800k MS-DOS disk that only it can read.  This special disk
is not PC compatible, but it can be read with the MS-DOS
FST on the standard GS 3.5" drive!

The same thing with MUG!.  However, MUG! also supports
hard drives and Zip disks formatted MS-DOS (even Win 95/98
long file names).