Epson 3865X Plus User Manual page 81

Epson user's guide personal computer 3865x plus
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5 '/+inch drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type
360KB
1.2MB
If you write to this diskette in your 1.2MB drive, you may not be able
l
to read it or write to it in a 360KB drive later.
3 '/z-inch drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type
720KB
1.44MB
Because of these incompatibilities, always indicate the diskette
type and density when you label your diskettes. (Usually this
information appears on the manufacturer's label.)
If you have any combination of the above drives (1.2MB,
360KB, 1.44MB, or 720KB), you can copy files from one drive
to another-using the COPY or XCOPY command-as long as
the
correct
commands to copy files between a hard disk and any type of
diskette. However, you cannot use the DISKCOPY command to
copy from one diskette drive to another if the two drives are not
the same type. For more about MS-DOS commands, see your
MS-DOS Reference Manual.
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Using Your Computer
Diskette types it can read from and write to
360KB, 320KB, 180KB, 160KB
1.2MB, 360KB*, 320KB*, 180KB*, 160KB*
Diskette types it can read from and write to
720KB
1.44MB. 720KB
diskette type is in each drive. You can also use these

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