Epson Equity IIe, User Manual

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5 drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type Diskette types it can read from and write to
I
360KB 160KB, 180KB, 320KB, 360KB
1.2MB 160KB, 180KB, 320KB, 360KB, 1.2MB
WARNING
If you write to a 360KB (or 160KB, 180KB, or 320KB)
diskette in a 1.2MB drive, you may not be able to read it or
write to it in a 360KB drive later.
3 drive/diskette compatibility
Drive type Diskette types it can read from and write to
I
720KB
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 (360KB,
1.2MB, 720KB, or 1.44MB), you can copy files from one drive
to another-using the COPY or XCOPY command-as long as
the correct diskette type is in each drive. You can also use these
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 diskette
drives are not the same type. For more information on the
MS-DOS COPY, XCOPY, and DISKCOPY commands, see
Chapter 4.
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