On 08-Apr-99 Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > polly wogged, > >> > The real reason FAT filesystems are good for floppies is because it >> > wastes the least space, while providing a decent medium for transferring >> > data. If you really need the features ext2 provides then by all means >> > use mke2fs. > >> Just the answer I was seeking. So it will be then, I will format my >> floppies >> FAT. > > more important to me most of the time is that they come out of the box > already formatted for ms. I don't remember the last time i saw anyone > selling unformatted diskettes . . .
Yes they do, and some come with boot sector viruses preinstalled. -- Andrew [PGP5.0 KeyID 0x5EE61C37] [ICQ#175285]
