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Java version 1.1 has no built-in methods of formatting numbers for display other than the primitive toString methods. Unfortunately, toString for doubles only displays about 6 significant digits. Java version 1.2 has a ton of them, but they are quite complicated to use since they are fully internationalised. See the Converter for samples of use.

Formatting Floppies

To format a floppy means to erase it and place empty control structures on it to prepare it for use. Most floppies today come preformatted.
OS (Operating System) Formatting a Floppy Formatting a Bootable Floppy
DOS (Disk Operating System) At the command line type:
FORMAT A:		 At the command line type:
FORMAT A: /S
W95 in a DOS box type:
FORMAT A:		 in a DOS box type:
FORMAT A: /S
Win2K At the command line type:
FORMAT A:		 Find a bootable DOS diskette and copy it at the command line with:
DISKCOPY A: A:
Then delete the files you don’t need from the copy.
XP At the command line type:
FORMAT A:		 Click My Computer ⇒ right click the A: drive ⇒ click Format ⇒ In the Format window, check Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
Vista At the command line type:
FORMAT A:		 Click My Computer ⇒ right click the A: drive ⇒ click Format ⇒ In the Format window, check Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
CD (Compact Disk) ’s don’t need to be formatted. They write the formatting information as they go. You can however erase the rewriteable ones.
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