[NBLUG/talk] Attempting an "ancient hardware" install...

[Andrew]

Lincoln Peters wrote on Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:41:52 -0800:

> I seem to remember that I can format a 1.44MB diskette as a
> 720K diskette and then use it on a machine that only recognizes
> 720K diskettes, but I'm not sure exactly how to do so

Instead of using /dev/fd0, try using one of the 720k floppy
devices:

/dev/fd0D720
/dev/fd0H720
/dev/fd0h720
/dev/fd0u720

Be sure to use it for both writing and reading.

A.