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to: Paul Rogers
from: Viktor Pilpenok
date: 2003-12-25 18:44:44
subject: Re: Floppy formats (was Re:

Hello Paul!

24 Dec 03 16:15, you wrote to me:

 VP>> of  tracks, but those never became too popular because of
 VP>> problems with compatebility and reliability:
 VP>> For  720k 10s/t - 82 (820k) and 83 (830k) tracks
 VP>> For  1.44 21s/t - 82 (1.72) and 83 (1.74) tracks

 PR> So what's Microsoft's DMF/MDF/whatever format?  My LEAF/Bering
 PR> uses 1680K on a 1440K 3.5".

I think it was 1.6m or maybe 1.68m (I missed this one out in my original
post - it uses 21 s/t). Also some of those came with some funny filesystem
params (only 16 entries in the root directory, sometimes only 1 copy of
FAT, etc.)

I think MS were using 2.8 too, but most people had no drive capable reading
them. (Around here, atleast)

Best Regards, Viktor (aka BlackDew)
 - bdew{at}mail.ru - 2:400/567 - ICQ 15553279 -

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