Re: Re-Format DOS Diskettes for XP?

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From: Steve N. (Steve_N_at_nunya.biz.nes)
Date: 01/14/05 

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:24:30 -0800

E McCann wrote:

> Yet it takes far longer to save one photo to floppy than many to CD... and
> the floppy tends to be much less reliable. The floppy might not be dead
> (except on the Mac,) but by now it really should be...

Sorry for the blank reply - stuff happens...

Ever need to transfer a small text file, executable or a network driver
from one PC to another that has no network access? Why waste a CDR for
that? Ever need to boot a machine that can't boot from CDROM?

Floppies are alive and well around here.

Steve

>
> "rck" <musonthemt_remov_spm@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:8cEFd.6660$Ii4.6129@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
>>Far from being worthless, they are very useful for storing small files and
>>low resolution photos. When it is as easy to write to a CD as it is to
>>write to a floppy, then the floppy will be dead.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>
>>"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
>>news:%23TcwQmc%23EHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>No need to WinXP will read them as that is the standard format method
>>>(other than MAC) but,
>>>720K disks are worthless. Even 1.44MB (twice the capacity) have limited
>>>value these days.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Tafeille" <Tafeille@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>news:EE391385-4859-4A67-BAF4-02062A799F63@microsoft.com...
>>>| I was given some boxes of unused 3-1/2" diskettes. They are DOS
>>>formatted,
>>>| double-sided, double-density. The capacity states: DOS formatted, 720K,
>>>135
>>>| tracks per inch. Can they be reformatted for XP?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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