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From: entropy@gnu.ai.mit.edu (entropy)
Subject: Re: Disk Questions
In-Reply-To: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu's message of 25 Apr 91 17:04:46 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.170446.12243@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>Another good utility for formatting disks with twister is Mystic.  It's a
>desk accessory that formats in the background.  I've seen other background

Be careful, Mystic has very bad error checking.  I've had Mystec
format a disk with no complaints that I knew was bad (i.e. every other
formatter rejected the disk).

entropy
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