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To: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Subject: Re: higher density diskettes 
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 04:31:01 -0700
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> Microsoft has switched to using so called DMF format
> (Distribution Media Format - 1,716,224 bytes 1.63 MB) on
> diskettes for the WIN95 distrubution disks. 

This is very interesting.  If it works for them, we can do that too.
The changes to the floppy-build procedure is rather few, but I still
suggest we hang in there until we hear how much trouble MS has with it...

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Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ?