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From: cflatter@nrao.edu (Chris Flatters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: 3 1/2" bootable floppy?
Message-ID: <1992Sep3.215339.26293@nrao.edu>
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:53:39 GMT
References: <1992Sep3.203107.1667@cs.wm.edu>
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In article 1667@cs.wm.edu, adrian@cs.wm.edu (Adrian T. Filipi) writes:
>	There seems to be onlly one size dist.fs file, i.e. 1.2M. Is there
>some way to turn this into a 3 1/2" or do I need to have a 1.2M floppy drive?
>I've checked the unofficial FAQ and seen nothing regarding this.

Just use rawrite.exe to write dist.fs to a 3.5" floppy.  Nothing will care
about the spare .2 Mbytes.

	Chris Flatters
	cflatter@nrao.edu