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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4881.0. "2 MB, 3.5" floppy disks" by ELMST::VERMA (Virendra, MRO4-3/H10, DTN 297-5913) Tue Jul 09 1991 16:28

Is there any support for 2 MB, 3.5" floppy disk for Amiga-1000? How do
one format the disk, for example? I did try to add an entry in the
MountList file similar to DF2: with high cylinder of 160. System got confused
after initializing 40th cylinder.

Thanks in advance for your help.

- Virendra
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4881.1BOMBE::MOOREAmiga: Where 'multimedia' REALLY beganTue Jul 09 1991 20:322
    Nope, I don't think HD disks use more tracks, they double the density
    of data on the same number of tracks.
4881.2Applied Eng.MARBLS::LEIMBERGERTue Jul 16 1991 08:279
    Applied Engineering has a high density drive out that formats a HD disk
    at around 1.5? meg. I looked at it but opted not to buy it because it 
    did not suport 1.44meg . I talked to the people that did Cross Dos, and
    they are looking at two drives right now. I like the Idea of more
    storage on floppies but not storing Two sepreate types of disks. It
    may be fine for you at home, but what happens if you take a HD disk to
    a spot that only has standard Amiga Floppies. CBM should get off their
    duff and start putting HD drives in their products.
    								bill