3174 disks

"Benjamin Huntsman BHuntsman-KAweP20W6/[email protected] [hercules-390]" <[email protected]>
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Hi there!

   I've seen it discussed a few times, but no definitive answers that I could piece together...

   Has anyone on here successfully read or duplicated a 3174 diskette on a regular computer?  If so, can you tell me what hardware, drive, and software you used?


   I'm trying to resurrect my old 3174 and get my 3290 running, and I'm really hoping to know for sure:


  1.   What format are the 3174 disks?  I know they're 2.4MB drives, but are the floppies actually 2.4MB?
  2.  Will the 3174 read a regular 5.25" floppy?


   From a historical perspective, does anyone know anything about the workflow or tools used in how IBM developed the 3174 and it's microcode?


Thanks much as always!
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