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.