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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0147 1-15-86
COLOSSUS INSTALLATION ON AT&T 6300
PROBLEM: If the customer formats his COLOSSUS DISK SYSTEM
using the AT&T MS-DOS Ver 3.X, he will experience "Disk
ACCESS FAILURES."
NOTE: AT&T MS-DOS Ver. 3.X formats the hard disk using
12 bit Fats as opposed to IBM's PC-DOS 16 bit Fats.
The Colossus System is not designed to operate with
this type format. Once formatted, the later versions
of DOS can utilize earlier formats.
SOLUTION: TO OPERATE THE COLOSSUS SYSTEM ON THE AT&T 6300; THE
CUSTOMER MUST FORMAT EACH COLOSSUS VOLUME USING AT&T
MS-DOS 2.X BEFORE USING THE COLOSSUS SYSTEM.