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From: freiss@nixpbe.UUCP (freiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: looking for ZAP programs
Keywords: zap, disk
Message-ID: <1438@nixpbe.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 90 12:47:29 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Nixdorf Computer AG, Paderborn, Germany
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Hi all,
I'm looking for a program that allows me to read / write all & every
bit of a floppy or hard disc, i.e. a SUPERZAP or TRAKCESS clone
(for those of you who remember the good old TRS80 Model I days :-)).

I want to be able to read / modify inter sector gaps, write non-IBM
format disks and stuff like that.
I realize that a program that does all that would be highly hardware
specific, but I hope someone has already done this for a standard
floppy interface and a standard MFM hard disk controller.

Norton Utilities and the like are not of any use to me, as they (at
least the versions I have) use BIOS routines to access the disks which
fail on nonstandard disk formats.

I would be grateful for any information you might have regarding
a) is there such a program out there
b) where do I get it (I'd prefer p.d. or shareware, but commercial
   products are ok if the price is reasonable)
c) or - maybe - has anyone written such a beast and would be willing to
   share the source code with me or the net community?

Please email, I'll summarize to the net if there is enouh interest.
Thanks, Martin

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Martin Freiss         freiss.pad@nixdorf.com
Nixdorf Computers Germany