On Sat, 27 May 2000 CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:
> It's very, very common for double-density CP/M disks to have the boot
> sector - and in some cases the first few tracks - in single density.
Broderbund came out with an 18-sector format for the Apple ][, but in
order for the disk to be readble the first track is encoded as standard
16-sector format.
This 18-sector format provided two benefits: 1) increased storage space
and 2) a form of copy protection.
> For these odd formats, I just record the waveform from the head
> for each track for a couple of revolutions, just to make real
> sure that I'm not missing anything :-).
What do you record it to? I don't think this is a very good solution for
mass archiving and distribution.
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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Received on Tue May 30 2000 - 01:19:12 BST