Re: Formatting MS-DOS floppies under DOS 3.3

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <5qr0tc$drk@crl10.crl.com>,
Jason A. Wells <jawells@crl10.crl.com> wrote:
>What I am really wanting to know is if I can reformat a MS-DOS
>floppy for Apple ][ use in any way.  Either 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" will
>work fine, just so long as I can have more disks for my Apple!

   Double Sided Double Density (DSDD-- 360K 5.25" disks and 720K 3.5"
disks) will work fine with Apple II models. High Density 5.25" disks
are right out, as the magnetic properties of the disk surface changed
from DD disks and won't work. DOS 3.3's "init" command (and the rest
of DOS 3.3) can only deal with 5.25" drives normally; 3.5" requires
serious patching.

   For this and more Apple II info, please drop by the comp.sys.apple2
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html You may also want to visit
the DOS & Commands FAQ, linked in from there, or directly accessible
at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/dos.html

Nathan Mates

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