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Before you can store data – Epson EQUITY 386SX/16 PLUS User Manual

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360KB drive-Use

double-sided, double-density,

48 TN, 360KB diskettes. (You can also use single-sided,

160KB or 180KB diskettes.) These diskettes contain 40

tracks per side and 8 or 9 sectors per track. With 8 sectors

per track, a diskette holds up to 320KB. With 9 sectors per
track, a diskette holds up to 360KB of information, which

is approximately 150 pages of text.

Note

You must format a new diskette

before you can store data

on it. See “Formatting Diskettes,” later in this section.

Drive

and

diskette incompatibilities

If your computer has more than one type of diskette drive, or
if you use different types of diskettes, you need to be aware of

certain incompatibilities between the drives and diskettes.

Because of the type and size differences, you cannot use a

diskette in a

drive or vice versa. There are

also limitations on using diskettes that are the same size as
the drive but have different capacities. The following tables
summarize the possibilities and limitations.

5 1/4--inch drive/diskette compatibility

Drive type

Diskette types it can read from and write to

360KB

360KB, 320KB, 180KB, 160KB

1.2MB

1.2MB, 360KB*; 320KB*, 180KB*, 160KB*

* If you write to this diskette in

a

1.2MB drive, you may not be able

to read it or write to it in a 360KB drive later.

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drive/diskette compatibility

Drive type

Diskette types it can read from and write to

720KB

720KB

1.44MB

1.44MB, 720KB

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