Need help with retrieving data from a DOS 2.11 formated

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Mon May 7 18:08:37 2001

>Also, does MS-DOS 2.11 know about anything other than 360K disks? It
>might only be using the first 40 cylinders of the disk (and %deity knows
>what it's doing to the directory).

        Two versions of 2.11 I know of supported 720k disks, one the
DSQD 5-1/4" format while the other is the DSDD 3-1/2" format. (both
Tandy specific). Two other versions I have mention nothing in the
manuals over 360k (Zenith and Corona, though the Corona does mention
160k as well). I was thinking that maybe it would only be formatting
it as 720k and it might not error out if the drive is a true 720k
drive. The high-density drive would of course complain when he tried
to read it though.

        Jeff
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