I have a program which needs to be written on a 720KD 3.5" Floppy
with qrst5 in order to work. I ordered some such floppies, but am in a
hurry and would rather do a software fix. Any tricks for reading such
an image so I can get to work?

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage vjp2.at@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

Depends. Under linux you can do a loopback mount. An other fix is to
down-format a 1.44 floppy disk.

Arno

vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote in
news:fmc1vn$lvp$1@reader2.panix.com:

File Manager (Winfile.exe) can format a standard 3.5" floppy to 720KB.

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vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
You can format a 1.44MB as 720KB using FORMAT

FORMAT A: /F:720

However, if you already have an image file, disk imaging programs can write
a 720 image to a 1.44 disk with no problems. I use WinImage to do that.

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vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
All you have to do is put some tape over the hole in corner of a 1.4
Meg floppy and the drive will treat it as if it was a 720 Kb floppy.

NOTE: the hole in the corner of a floppy case with a sliding cover is
the "Write Protect" hole; you need to cover the hole in the other
corner to emulate a 720 KB floppy. Some drives detect this with an LED
and almost any covering of the hole will work. Other drives use a
mechanical switch so you would need a fairly stiff cover, like several
layers of tape.

HTH & GL

John

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage John Dulak <Johnd@boogus.com> wrote:
That is a veryu bad idea. 1.44M and 720M floppies use different
signal strengths. You will end up with a floppy that may be
unreadable very fast.

Arno

Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
Nope, not when the OP wanted a quick and dirty workaround while waiting for the correct media.

231 wrote:
Disagree - if it is a "virgin" disk it should be fine; the problems only
occurred when converting one formatted to 1 size to another (I think LD
to HD but IMWBW and even then I feel this applied only to 5.25" (genuine
floppy!) disks).


(order of quoting fixed)

Esra Sdrawkcab <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote
Your problem...

You're massively confusing what happens with 5¼" floppys with what happens with 3½" floppys.

OJYFR

Your anal obsessions are your problem.

231 wrote:

Hello, Rod:

Okay, what I >really< want to know, is...what the hell does "IMWBW"
stand for, anyway? :-)


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur@concentric.net>

John Turco <jtur@concentric.net> wrote:
If I told you that I'd have to kill you. And even you wouldnt want that.

And stop that smirking, this is no laughing matter, boy.

Rod Speed wrote:
<edited for brevity>


Hello, Rod:

Can't you spare this lowly Yank, even a mere hint, please? <g>


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur@concentric.net>

John Turco <jtur@concentric.net> wrote
KIRRD

Rod Speed wrote:

Hello, Rod:

Okay, I give up! :-J


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur@concentric.net>