Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!think!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!uflorida!usfvax2!mician From: mician@usfvax2.EDU (Rudy Mician) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: physical organization of sectors on a dos (v3.1) disk Message-ID: <1074@usfvax2.EDU> Date: 1 Jun 88 02:31:11 GMT Reply-To: mician@usfvax2.usf.edu.UUCP (Rudy Mician) Organization: University of South Florida at Tampa Lines: 18 Does anyone know exactly how the tracks on a 5 1/4" disk formated with DOS (v3.1) to include the system files are organized. I thought that they were arranged as concentric circles. Is it safe to assume that a single track is defined by a radius from the hub and further by the side of the disk being examined, or can it assume the form of a spiral. Thanks for all past and future help! Rudy Mician mician@usfvax2.usf.edu Usenet: ...!{ihnp4, cbatt}!codas!usfvax2!mician -- Rudy Mician mician@usfvax2.usf.edu Usenet: ...!{ihnp4, cbatt}!codas!usfvax2!mician