#PC Dos 3.2
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I just received a pre-release copy of Dos 3.2 it is possible to format the
3.5" drives at 730k using the format command of Dos 3.2 You have to create a
config.sys file on your Dos disk that defines the 3.5's as 730k drives.
device=driver.sys /d:0 /f:2 defines internal drive as D
device=driver.sys /d:1 /f:2 defines external drive as E
Assuming that you have used the preferences on the Transformer
disk to set the internal drive (df0:) as A, the external drive (df1:) as B, and
the 5.25 (df2:) as C, the above config.sys will define A and D as the internal
3.5 and B and E as the external 3.5
You must format on either drive D or E to get 730k otherwise you only get 360k
(same as the floppy). I have tried several IBM format programs and have had no
problems (other than speed) in running them. So far dbase III, Wordstar,
Smartcom II, SideKick, Norton Utilities 3.1, Super-calc 2 and 3 have all
worked. Hope this can help someone out there.