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Re: SFS errors out of the blue
« on: December 22, 2007, 08:02:27 PM »
Right, it should read 1.277 / 1.058 IMHO.
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Re: SFS errors out of the blue
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 08:17:31 PM »
Precisely why the decimal point should not be used for that convention.  Nor the comma for the same reason.

Commodore got it right twice:  2.04 and 2.05 :-)
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Re: SFS errors out of the blue
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2007, 08:36:37 PM »
I still use the zero padding because it works either way and can be read either way.
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Re: SFS errors out of the blue
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2007, 10:58:56 AM »
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lacks DOS packet compatibility rendering some software (Diavolo Backup for example) useless.


I've been using Diavolo every day with no problems...  What am I doing different?
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