jimmills@cs.arizona.edu (James H. Mills) (11/05/90)
In article <1990Nov5.113315.25910@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, schikore@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Schikore, Dan) writes: > Has anyone tried version 1.6 of fdformat who can tell me how to use it > on my XT? I have used older versions, but when I installed the new one > I got an error saying that it needs a 286. Suggestions? > > -Thanks > > -Dan Schikore > schikore@en.ecn.purdue.edu fdformat is a formatting program which is used with hi-density floppy disk drives. Most likely you need a 1.2 MB 5 1/4 drive which are typically available on 286 and higher systems.
ho@hoss.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) (11/29/90)
>In article <1990Nov5.113315.25910@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, schikore@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Schikore, Dan) writes: >> Has anyone tried version 1.6 of fdformat who can tell me how to use it >> on my XT? I have used older versions, but when I installed the new one >> I got an error saying that it needs a 286. Suggestions? FD-FORMAT v1.6 was supplied with the 286 version of FDREAD.EXE. Judging from the included source code, it looks like they made it smaller by using a couple of 286-specific instructions (push immediate) to tighten up some areas. If you can get FD-Format v1.5, use the FDREAD.EXE supplied with that. If not, send E-mail and I'll mail mine to you. I think everything else should work on an XT. -- ... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska Internet: ho@hoss.unl.edu | "Mine... is the last voice that you will ever hear."