Re: Using a 5.25" HD floppy disk

[barana <barana24@hotmail.com>]

Bill Garber wrote:
> "oz390gta" <oz390gta@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I have just got my hands on a box of 5.25" DS,HD floppy discs.
> > I was hoping to format them as plain old 140k disks but when I try
> > to format them the format fails. The physical format of the disks
> > looks the same as SD disks. Is there anyway of using these disks?
> > oz390gta
>
> The only way to use these disks is in a 5.25" HD disk drive
> connected to a BlueDisk controller made by SHHH Systeme.
>
> I actually have one of these controllers, but, I have yet to
> try any 5.25" drives with it. I have used a 1.44MB 3.5" drive,
> where it does MS-DOS and ProDOS disks just fine, but, I haven't
> been able to get any 2.88MB drives to work.
>
> I'll be getting it out again one day, but I can't promise you
> when, but when I do, I will document anything that works.  :-)
>
> Bill Garber
Oh can the controller do hfs too?