CDE reads and writes the following file-system formats:
DOS High Density (commonly used by PCs running Windows or DOS)
NEC-DOS Medium Density (sometimes used by older PCs)
UNIX (Solaris version, as written by CDE running on a SPARC-based workstation)
UNIX (IA version, as written by CDE running on an IA–based workstation)
CDE supports DOS High Density and NEC-DOS Medium Density formats whether running on SPARC or IA, but the following restrictions apply to the UNIX format:
A SPARC-based workstation cannot read or write diskettes formatted as "UNIX" on an IA system
An IA– based workstation cannot read or write diskettes formatted as "UNIX" on an SPARC system
If you need to use the same diskettes on SPARC-based and IA–based systems, use the DOS High Density format.