Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!think!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!ucdavis!uop!exodus From: exodus@uop.UUCP (Freddy Kreuger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Formatting options question Message-ID: <401@uop.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Jul-87 04:31:44 EDT Article-I.D.: uop.401 Posted: Fri Jul 10 04:31:44 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Jul-87 11:54:20 EDT References: <4723@utah-cs.UUCP> Organization: somewhere perpendicular to reality Lines: 32 Summary: Why not to use 82/10 format.... In article <4723@utah-cs.UUCP>, atwell@utah-cs.UUCP (Bart L. Atwell) writes: > > formatting disks. You can get the most storage using 82 tracks with 10 > sectors but there must be a catch. What is it? Can you get fast mode ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. Disk copiers (other than DCFORMAT) usually do not like extended formatted disks. If anything, you must copy the disks in 'protected' mode. 2. There are at least two different kinds of drives out there. A friend of mine uses extended a lot and when we passed along disks of PD stuff for my BBS, sometimes my drive couldn't read his disks. So, WARNING: if you use extended format disks, use them only for personal use. 3. Disk manufacturers _do not_ test the disk beyond eighty tracks. As many people know, you can use single-sided disks in double-sided format and you usually have no problems. I _have_ had problems doing that (on my old 800 with the clunky 810 drive and on my ST). So the extended formats are the same- not guaranteed to work. So, CAUTION: do not use extended format disks for important data. 4. Neil Harris doesn't recommend using non-standard formats. SO THERE!! (I have mail from him somewhere that says this...) **Greg Onufer -- Greg Onufer (exodus) 1040ST | Mail: University of the Pacific GEnie: G.ONUFER No less! | UTH c21, Stockton, CA 95211 UUCP: ...!{lll-crg,ucbvax}!ucdavis!uop!exodus 49-6221-76.18.42 (Home-Germany) ...!{ptsfa!cogent,cepu!retix}!uop!exodus (209) 474-1795 (College-USA)