Post #2361105

2026-03-12 09:25 UTC

@everythingalsocan@techhub.social When I tried VGA Copy 6, I couldn’t find an option to do a “plain” formatting of disks - only copying & formatting at the same time.

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@everythingalsocan@techhub.social 2026-03-12 10:15

@3rz@freiburg.social Looking at the screenshots on archive.org, it looks like at least versions 5.x had a dedicated 'Format' button. (Somehow the 6.x screenshots look more familiar, but I used it on a 286, so I definitely didn't use any version that required a 386. 🤷) I don't remember much about how I used VGA Copy, only that we did use it for formatting. What I remember most vividly is that when I learnt Turbo Pascal I was stuck in text mode because I didn't know how to switch to graphics mode. VGA Copy was taunting me all the time, given that it was written in Turbo Pascal. Once I learnt how to switch to graphics mode I used those 3d box effects and text shadows used by VGA Copy, living the dream. :)

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