Re: fdformat missing

[Pollywog <pollywog@shadypond.com>]

On 08-Apr-99 Nathan E Norman wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Egon Schmid wrote:
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
>  : This is a Linux ML and I think the default answer should be a Linux
>  : filesystem. Do all people on the ML read floppies on Windows 95/98/2000
> or
>  : NT?  What about installing vmware (www.vmware.com) and use M$ together
>  : with Debian.
> 
> Well, we'd better get rid of fdisk and refuse to use the partition
> table, too.
> 
> The real reason FAT filesystems are good for floppies is because it
> wastes the least space, while providing a decent medium for transferring
> data.  If you really need the features ext2 provides then by all means
> use mke2fs.

Just the answer I was seeking.  So it will be then, I will format my floppies
FAT.

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Andrew

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