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From: GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA (Gern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: Formats for Drives C: and D: on HZ100s
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Date: 6 Jul 88 13:33:48 GMT
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I have also been interested in C: & D: 1.2Z and 1.2AT disk formats, although
I do not have them.   I also figured out you can cross the tracks and 
formats for 1.44M (now very unstandard, unless we all get together on it).
Rumor has it that the 3.5 1.44M drives are 160 tracks per side and
rotate at a completely different speed, however I lack proof.
I would very much like to bypass 5.25" HD and use 1.2 to 1.44M 3.5".
I would also recommend 512 byte sectors to stick to the 'standard' as 
disk utilities barf otherwise.   The BIOS I/O, FORMAT-TRACK, and
DISKCOPY.COM and FORMAT.COM would all have to be patched.  A permanent
patch would suit me fine, as I would really see no need to use the 
1.2Z format.

Cheers,
Gern
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