Disklavier

I know it was recently discussed on the list that Microsoft is 
abandoning the double-density format starting with Windows XP. 
There is no option in the Explorer's format window for 720k disks 
and the "/F:720" option is no longer valid for the format command. 
What I don't remember is if the workaround was discussed.

While the "format" command will no longer accept the "/F:720" 
option, it WILL still accept the specification of a 720k diskette. 
The proper command for formatting a 720k diskette in the A: drive 
is:

format a: /t:80 /n:9

this specifies 80 tracks with 9 sectors per track which is the same 
thing that the shorthand option "/F:720" does. In fact, before dos 
4.0 came along this was the ONLY way to format a double density 
diskette in a high density drive.

I hope I'm not being redundant here. I just couldn't remember if 
this ever got discussed.

Happy Holidays to all,
...matthew...