Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc
On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 5:43 PM David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
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> On Sun 17 Mar 2019 at 13:19:29 (+0100), Anders Andersson wrote:
> > I got myself a USB 3.5" disk drive and want to format a 3.5" HD disk
> > so that it Just Works™ as a standard MS-DOS floppy.
>
> I'm not sure that you really can. What's your reasoning for
> doing this? Are you just spoiling for an unnecessary fight?
> Or do you really want to boot off it?
I want to use a floppy disk to transfer information between computers
and other devices which expects 3.5" HD diskette formatted for use
with DOS. Since it was the industry standard for "sneakernet" file
transfer for over a decade, I don't think it's a strange use case.
What did I miss?
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