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disk format

2008-10-11 by dd_62622

Hi,

I wonder if anyone has experience with formatting used floppydisks?
I recently found a bunch of used floppy disks that I was hoping to use 
for the IIx.
Should I be carefull trying to format them on the IIx?
The disk are ds/dd softsectored and seem to be in good shape. 

tehmftwl,
David

Re: [Fairlight-CMI] disk format

2008-10-11 by Peter K.

Hi David,

The floppies are the right ones, so that is okay........

It is possible that the Fairlight can't format them, because they were already formatted on another system. The worst that can happen is that the Fairlight hangs. Jus a reset will do.

Please let us know how it works out.............

Cheers,

Peter Kersten.

From: dd_62622

Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:45 PM

To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] disk format

Hi,

I wonder if anyone has experience with formatting used floppydisks?
I recently found a bunch of used floppy disks that I was hoping to use
for the IIx.
Should I be carefull trying to format them on the IIx?
The disk are ds/dd softsectored and seem to be in good shape.

tehmftwl,
David

Re: [Fairlight-CMI] disk format

2008-10-11 by Alexander Guelfenburg

At 21:45 11.10.2008, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I wonder if anyone has experience with formatting used floppydisks?
>I recently found a bunch of used floppy disks that I was hoping to use
>for the IIx.
>Should I be carefull trying to format them on the IIx?
>The disk are ds/dd softsectored and seem to be in good shape.
>
>tehmftwl,
>David

As long as the disks are OK and not dusty or scratched the CMI should 
be able to format them - even if they are preformatted by another 
computer. If you need help, just drop me a note.

Cheers,
Alexander

Re: disk format

2008-10-12 by dd_62622

Thanks guys!

I am always a bit overcautious when it comes to musical instruments.


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Guelfenburg 
<vmebay@...> wrote:
>
> At 21:45 11.10.2008, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I wonder if anyone has experience with formatting used floppydisks?
> >I recently found a bunch of used floppy disks that I was hoping to 
use
> >for the IIx.
> >Should I be carefull trying to format them on the IIx?
> >The disk are ds/dd softsectored and seem to be in good shape.
> >
> >tehmftwl,
> >David
> 
> 
> As long as the disks are OK and not dusty or scratched the CMI 
should

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> be able to format them - even if they are preformatted by another 
> computer. If you need help, just drop me a note.
> 
> Cheers,
> Alexander
>