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5¼-inch drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type
Diskette types it can read from and write to
360KB
360KB, 320KB. 180KB. 160KB
1.2MB 1.2MB, 360KB,* 320KB,* 180KB,* 160KB*
It you write to this diskette in a 1.2MB drive, you may not be able to read it
or write to it in a 360KB drive later.
3½-inch drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type
Diskette types it can read from and write to
720KB 720KB
1.44MB 1.44MB, 720KB
Because of these incompatibilities, always indicate the diskette
type and density when you label your diskettes. (Usually this
information appears on the manufacturer’s label.)
If you have any combination of the above drives (1.44 MB,
1.2MB, 720KB, or 360KB) and you are using MS-DOS, you can
copy files from one drive to another-using COPY or
XCOPY-as long as the correct diskette type is in each drive.
You can also use these commands to copy files between a hard
disk and
any type
of diskette. However, you cannot use the
MS-DOS DISKCOPY command to copy from one diskette drive
to another if the two drives are not the same type. For more
about copying files and diskettes, see your MS-DOS or other
operating system manuals.
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