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From: mvs@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG (Michael V. Stein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Comments on GS/OS
Message-ID: <1023@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG>
Date: 29 Sep 88 01:58:06 GMT
References: <6230017@hpindda.HP.COM>
Reply-To: mvs@meccsd.UUCP (Michael V. Stein)
Organization: Minn. Educ. Comp. Corp.
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In article <6230017@hpindda.HP.COM> tribby@hpindda.HP.COM (David Tribby) writes:
>...I am *real* curious about one aspect: what is the difference
>between formatting a 3.5 disk as "800K  2:1" and "800K  4:1"?

The "2:1" and "4:1" refer to the interleave to use on the disk.  When
using the platinum drives under GS/OS _always_ use the "2:1" 
interleave.  When using the unidisk, always use "4:1" interleave.

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Michael V. Stein - Minnesota Educational Computing Corp. - Technical Services
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