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From: Doug Russell <drussell@saturn-tech.com>
To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
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Subject: Re: Strange error message 
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On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Nate Williams wrote:

> Doug Russell writes:
> > 
...
> > Most DOS-based utilities won't work because of limitations on their INT-13
> > handling of the disk (can't do more than 1024 cylinders, etc), although
> > there is probably something around somewhere that can do it right.  I
> > suppose a quick program to talk directly to the drive would work too.

> > On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Nate Williams wrote:
> 
> It'd be too much work to cobble something up.  I'd be more likely to
> have them buy me a new drive, since the thing is only 810MB.
> 

Of course, that's always an option.  :)

Later......						<Doug>