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   Message 14,597 of 15,439   
   Ken Springer to Jammer   
   Re: Floppy disk formats   
   28 Sep 11 09:21:16   
   
   From: wordworks@greeleynet.com   
      
   On 9/28/11 8:43 AM, Jammer wrote:   
   > Can't you just format a floppy in the gateway,   
   > format a: /s   
   > from memory that creates a bootable floppy.   
      
   I could, but that wouldn't answer my question.  :-)   
      
   I'd like to definitively find out the *exact* format of an IBM formatted   
   floppy, so I can be sure I've followed the BIOS instructions to the letter.   
      
      
      
      
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