Format for IBM display writer disks??

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Jan 18 07:43:58 2001

Don,

   Thanks for the info. It's not that important. I found a new sealed box
of Displaywriter disks from IBM and was just wondering what format they
were. I'm guessing that these may be double density since the the boxed is
marked "2D" inside of a circle.

    Joe

At 11:29 AM 1/17/01 -0800, you wrote:
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>On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Joe wrote:
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>> Does anyone know what disks format the IBM Display writer uses?
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>It is a bit of an oddball, Joe - 8" SSSD, but with 256 byte SD
>sectors. At the moment, I cannot tell you how many per track. There
>may possibly be a DS version, but I have no information on that aside
>from an oblique hint that it might exist.
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>I think that I have some around here - if I can resurrect them - if more
>information is important.
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> - don
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