Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!adm!MKATZ@umd2.umd.edu From: MKATZ@umd2.umd.edu (Manasseh Katz) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Disk Formats Message-ID: <2065@brl-adm.ARPA> Date: Tue, 30-Dec-86 23:10:51 EST Article-I.D.: brl-adm.2065 Posted: Tue Dec 30 23:10:51 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 31-Dec-86 03:43:51 EST Sender: news@brl-adm.ARPA Lines: 13 Does anyone know the difference between various CPM disk formats ? I am using an Altos 586, which I recently discovered can read double-density (as opposed to quad or 96 tpi) disks. This worked for a disk that was in IBM CPM-86 format. Does anyone know if this is the same as (or close enough to) Kaypro 2 CPM ? Kaypro 2 CPM is the only 5-1/4" CPM format for BYTE Listings on Disk. If I can read that format I may get some of those disks. The Altos manual doesn't mention the MODE command I used to read the IBM disks, so it obviously doesn't tell me what other disks I can read, if any. Any info. will be greatly appreciated. Manasseh Katz MKATZ@UMD2.ARPA KATZM@UMDD.BITNET