So I got a bunch of 1.2 mb high density disks. I keep stumbling across them at thrift stores. I want to format them to 500 kb so I can use them on my Atari. I know this is not recommended because they can be unreliable. That does not concern me because I have an SIO2PC. The thing is with my setup it's actually easier for me to load from my 1050. So I want to get some stuff on these disks if it does fail over time ill just put it back on again. Problem is I can't seem to figure out how to format them down to the lower density. I've tried a few different DOS'es and they all seem to give me some type of error. I even tried formating to the lower density on an old PC with no luck. I think it's got to be possible because I found a lot of places recommending against it, but no where that tells how to do it. If anyone knows how to do this some instructions and pointers would be greatly appreciated.
↧