Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!r38
From: R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Is AmigaDOS sane?
Message-ID: <30217R38@PSUVM>
Date: 19 Jan 88 20:09:35 GMT
Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center
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I tried to post a similar message, but evidently, it did not make it
through.
  A while ago, I made the inevitable switch to CLI, and I now deal with
all of my file through that interface (or some shell of the like), and
I have noticed some quirks (if you could call them that) in the file
storage on my disks:
First of all, a newly formatted disk does not have even close to '880k',
I know there is usually some overhead used by the DOS, but HOW MUCH?
Also, I have noticed some inconsistencies in block allocation- such as
putting say 600k on a disk and then checking to find close to 100k free.
What is going on here?
     
Now, for some questions on the (infamous?) AmigaDOS 1.3 (1.?)-
I understand that the 'Fast Filing System' is designed to enhance hard drive
performance and is not compatible with the current floppy format. But,
is it possible to format a new floppy under this new format and use it
from there?
     
And finally, I read a few messages about the construction/use of audio
digitizers- I am interested in building one myself, but what confuses me
is just what signals to send to the computer (so the software can under
stand).  A-D is ok, but what kind of D?
     
Thanks very very very much!
.
PS:  68040 is in development, and it sounds like a BEAUTY!!
     
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