Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ptsfa!ames!ll-xn!husc6!ut-sally!utah-cs!atwell From: atwell@utah-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Formatting options question Message-ID: <4723@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 02:12:11 EDT Article-I.D.: utah-cs.4723 Posted: Thu Jul 9 02:12:11 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jul-87 16:54:44 EDT Organization: University of Utah CS Dept Lines: 11 Keywords: dcformat fast 82 track 10 sector On trying DCFORMAT(Thanks, Mike), I noticed a lot of options exist for 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 to work with 10 sectors or does fast depend on a 9 sector format? What about 82 tracks? Does FAST work? Can you damage the drive (are you using a bad part of the diskette) when addressing 82 tracks? Thanks, Bart