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Message from Steven
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> Wondering what the best command is to high-level 
> DOS-format 1.44 MB floppy disks using BasicLinux 3.50?

First you low-level format the floppy with 
fdformat (which is a BL3 command) and then 
you put a filesystem on it.  Normally, BL3 
puts ext2 filesystems on floppies (mke2fs 
is a BL3 command); however, if you prefer
to put a different type of filesystem on 
the floppy, you will find other options in
Slackware 4.0 (mkdosfs is in the bin.tgz
package in the /slakware/a3 directory).

> Seems that 'mkdosfs /dev/fd0u1440' somehow 
> cannot be found using BL3, although there 
> IS a mkdosfs-0.4.tar.gz that can maybe be 
> compiled for use here?

There is no need to compile mkdosfs.  
The executable is in the bin.tgz package.  
I suggest you download that package from
Slackware 4.0 (it's in the /slackware/a3
directory) and unpack it (tar -zxvf) in 
a temporary directory.  Then go into the 
archive's sbin directory and copy mkdosfs 
into your BL3 /sbin directory

> No 'mkfs' command found; only 'mke2fs' with 
> the middle "e2" here for making an ext2 fs.

You won't have a mkfs command.  You'll have
mke2fs (from BL3) or mkdosfs (from Slack4).
Don't forget to do fdformat first.  

Cheers,
Steven