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From: klamer@mi.eltn.utwente.nl (Klamer Schutte -- Universiteit Twente)
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Subject: Re: Multiformat floppies Was: ST Minix 1.5 floppy driver and
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Date: 10 Jan 91 09:02:09 GMT
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HBO043%DJUKFA11.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Christoph van Wuellen) writes:

>> stuff deleted <<

>Other formats should not be used: 10 Sectors of 512 Bytes are too long
>in my opinion (require a drive with little tolerance on the rot. speed),
>AND I WONDER HOW SOMEONE CAN CALL A FORMAT WITH MORE THAN 80 TRACKS 'SAFE'!!!

I called this format safe in a atari-st context. The standard disk drives
in a atari are able to read/write upto 11 sectors and 83 tracks. But
due to statistical fluctuations some (above numbers are pushing it)
drives does not support these numbers.
(Some drives (mine :-), but more) support 12 sect. Some drives (do not dare to
 try) support upto 87 tracks)

Going down 1 step in both directions gives the 82/10/2 format i call safe.
Also quite some people do this also as many PD formatter for the ST support
this format.

Klamer.
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Klamer Schutte
Faculty of electrical engineering -- University of Twente, The Netherlands
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