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   dgriffi@cs.csbuak.edu (Dave Griffith) wrote in   
   news:DLUNf.17844$rL5.17837@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net:   
      
   > ditinsta  wrote:   
   >> I collect Tandy and TRS-80 computers. Just bought an 1100FD from a   
   >> thrift store. No disks were included. I downloaded four dsk files of   
   >> Deskmate and MS-DOS for the 1100FD and downloaded a program called   
   >> wfdcopy to transfer the files to disk. The transfer seems to work,   
   >> but of course the only disks I have are 1.44 3.5" and the 1100FD   
   >> doesn't like them. Can I somehow format a 1.44 3.5" disk to 720 so   
   >> the 1100FD will recognize it? XP doesn't seem to allow it. Is there a   
   >> better route to go in getting these dsk files to work with the   
   >> 1100FD?   
   >   
   > Have you tried taping over the HD hole on a 1.44 floppy?  It's not   
   > supposed to work, but it sometimes does.   
      
   Don't do it. HD floppies are coated with different material than DD   
   floppies are, and DD drives don't have enough current to read them. Disks   
   formatted this way won't last long. Look on Ebay. They always have plenty   
   of brand-new DD 3.5" disks.   
      
   Windows XP only can format 1.44MB disks, if you're using Windows Explorer.   
   But if you go to a DOS box, you can format 720k disks by typing FORMAT A:   
   /N:9 /T:80. There's also various third-party formatter programs on the web.   
      
   I never format floppies with XP, anyway. I use my two old computers(a   
   Pentium and a 386) to format them.   
      
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