Date   : Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:15:25 +0000
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: Master boot-up help

On 27/10/2007, Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...> wrote:
> Anders Carlsson wrote:

> > Unfortunately, the PC that I have successfully written 3.5" ADFS disks
> > from does not seem to be as capable of writing 5.25" DFS disks
>
> Definitely possible. I've seen at least one PC that'll handle 3.5" media at
> various sector sizes where it wouldn't do the same for 5.25" (regardless of
> density).

This is just a minefield!

For example, I have a PC at work that read and wrote 80 track DFS
floppies perfectly. I replaced the motherboard with a spare, because I
needed the extra PCI slot it had. Now the PC attempts to read and
write DFS floppies, but it doesn't work. However it doesn't just fail
- I once even got it write a disk that my Master could read the
catalogue off, but nothing more.

-- 
Alex Taylor