On Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 04:48:12PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> David Maxwell <david@fundy.ca> writes:
> > > > segment size numbers) it says 'read error: Input/output error'.

Error message typo, that should be 'read data: Input/output error'.

> Yuck. You are sure the tiny floppy works but that the normal ones
> don't, AND that you have no possibility of a damaged floppy in boot1.fs?

Yup, just tried a 3rd disk, fresh out of a different box of disks.
My finger on the drive says..

2 seeks before boot prompt comes up. 68 seeks after hitting enter
until the 'read data...' message comes up.

Something fishy with the floppy controller? After 3 disks...

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