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| 1259.1 | Try FastCopy 3! | STKHLM::LETTERSTAL | Johan Letterst�l DEC Stockholm | Mon Mar 09 1992 08:24 | 13 |
| Actually there exists several formatter-programmes that allows
you to choose numbers of tracks and sectors when formatting.
I often use 82/10 or 83/11(HD-floppies), without any problems.
That gives you about 820 kB or 913 kB per floppy (double-side).
780 kB seems a bit odd though. It could be an 78/10 floppy.
Is it a game-floppy?
Perhaps the FAT-table is 'screwed up'?
Any other comments out there?
/johan
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| 1259.2 | Check out DCformat | YNGSTR::WALLACE | | Mon Mar 09 1992 09:32 | 9 |
| Keep in mind that some Atari drives won't work past 80 or 81 tracks. I've had
a couple of drives which when I tried to read files off a disk formatted as 82
tracks, I could hear the head hitting against the head stop. Not good for the
drive at all.
You should be able to find DCformat on the network somewhere. DCformat will
let you format and copy these other formats.
Ray
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| 1259.3 | | KERNEL::IMBIERSKI | The sound of electric wood | Tue Mar 10 1992 07:56 | 11 |
| I agree with -.1... my drives make some pretty nasty knocking sounds
when formatting past track 81. Add to this the problem using the
standard TOS diskcopy function unless the source and destination disks
match exactly, and to me it's not worth the hassle for an extra 200Kb
of storage. Disks aren't THAT expensive 8*). These formatters are
useful, however, if you want to fit a single large file or set of
application files on one disk.
Just my opinion,
Tony I
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| 1259.4 | 81/10 | TROOA::RATTMAN | | Tue May 19 1992 09:42 | 5 |
| I've never had any problems formatting up to 83/11 on both my DS
drives. However, I find 81/10 is the best to be using...
KR
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