Re: fdformat missing
On 08-Apr-99 Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote:
> polly wogged,
>
>> > The real reason FAT filesystems are good for floppies is because it
>> > wastes the least space, while providing a decent medium for transferring
>> > data. If you really need the features ext2 provides then by all means
>> > use mke2fs.
>
>> Just the answer I was seeking. So it will be then, I will format my
>> floppies
>> FAT.
>
> more important to me most of the time is that they come out of the box
> already formatted for ms. I don't remember the last time i saw anyone
> selling unformatted diskettes . . .
Yes they do, and some come with boot sector viruses preinstalled.
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Andrew
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