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Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:36:55 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: More flash drive humor...

In <200512160916687.SM01700@MAIN>, on 12/16/05
at 09:18 AM, "Mark Abramowitz" said:

>>Compare the boot records for a FAT drive and and a
>>diskette, which is FAT too, and you will see there are a couple of bytes
>>that differ.

>OK, so I'll need to change the byte.

Google for

bootable diskette media descriptor byte

and read hits 3 to 5 or so. This will explain what needs to be edited.

Steven

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