[Coco] Floppy format questions

L. Curtis Boyle curtisboyle at sasktel.net
Mon Jun 17 13:33:32 EDT 2019


OS9 had the option of track 0 being single density (so that a single density drive could read it, to get the floppy specs from LSN0), and the rest could be double density. In the Coco’s case, both were always double density. 
Is that what you meant?

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 10:42 AM, Neil Cherry <ncherry at linuxha.com> wrote:
> 
> I recall that OS9 had a unique (at least I thought so) format/layout
> for the floppy disk. Something odd about one of the tracks (I think).
> Can someone point me to a link with the information. I'm trying to
> setup a Gotek device with the correct floppy layout to start with.
> 
> I do have a bunch of floppy drives (5 1/4 and 3 1/2 & 40 and 80 track)
> but it has been so long since I've used them. I'm betting they'll need
> more than a clean up.
> 
> Thanks
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