carsontr@dgp.toronto.edu ("Carson T. Schutze") (04/14/88)
This query concerns the recently-posted set of programs 800k.arc
(the DOC file did not contain an e-mail address for the author). Has anyone
successfully used DD diskettes as 800k diskettes using this program?
The formatting part seems to work correctly -- the drive steps 80 times,
but DOS thinks the disk capacity is only 360K, and gives an 'out of space'
error if I attempt to put more than 360K of data onto it. This happens
whether or not I use the 800k.com mem-res program. Based on the (scant)
documentation, it sounds like something isn't being correctly written to the
boot sector at format time. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
I am using MS-DOS 3.1 on a true-blue IBM-AT with one high-density diskette
drive. Replies by e-mail if possible. Thanks in advance.
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Carson T. Schutze Dynamic Graphics Project
Computer Systems Research Institute
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