Subject: Re: formatting
To: Rick C. Petty <pett0019@gold.tc.umn.edu>
From: Paul R. Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: macbsd-development
Date: 07/13/1995 17:51:20
On Thu, 13 Jul 1995, Rick C. Petty wrote:

> ....  So, the APPLE HDSC 
> setup won't read it, and various programs I've downloaded haven't been 

Apple's HDSC will never format a non-Apple drive, at least without 
patching the application.  In their infinite wisdom, Apple made the 
utility check the ident string or something.  I think they want to 
encourage you to buy small slow Apple-branded drives rather than nice big 
fat ones!


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