Re: Thinkpad 701 - floppy capacity

["Brett Pantalone" <pantalone@egertp.rtp.ericsson.se>]

Supposing I wanted to use the 2.88 MB format for storing backups on 
floppy disk...  How do I format a disk this way?

> Andrew,
> 
> Unfortunately for the 701, it's the only 7XX series ThinkPad that 
> doesn't support 2.88Mb (4-mode) drives.
> 
> regards,
> George.
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I read that most Thinkpads come with a floppy drive capable of
> > supporting 2.88Mbyte floppies. Does the (external) floppy
> > supplied with the 701 also support this density?
> > 
> > cheers,
> > 
> > Andrew
> ...bye...
> 
> George iN.
> 
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Brett Pantalone
Staff Engineer, Ericsson Inc.
pantalone@egertp.ericsson.se