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== Third-party CPC disc formats == | == Third-party CPC disc formats == | ||
| − | * [[FAT]] formats [http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/fatgen.mspx] (invented by MS-DOS; supported by [[SymbOS]], [[DOS Copy]], [[ReadDSK]], [[SymDOS]], [[DSK-CPC]]) | + | * [[FAT]] formats [http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/fatgen.mspx] (invented by MS-DOS; supported by [[FutureOS]], [[SymbOS]], [[DOS Copy]], [[ReadDSK]], [[SymDOS]], [[DSK-CPC]]) |
* [[MS800]] formats | * [[MS800]] formats | ||
* [[Stream2#MoDOS|Prem]] format (supported by [[Stream2]]) | * [[Stream2#MoDOS|Prem]] format (supported by [[Stream2]]) | ||
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* [[ROMDOS]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]]: D80 supported by [[S-DOS]] and [[400K/S]]) | * [[ROMDOS]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]]: D80 supported by [[S-DOS]] and [[400K/S]]) | ||
* [[Ultraform]] | * [[Ultraform]] | ||
| + | * [[Vortex]] (80 tracks, 2 sides, 9 sectors of 512 bytes, 2 reserved tracks, 704 KB) | ||
* [[Xexor]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]]) | * [[Xexor]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]]) | ||
| − | * XD-DOS etc.?? | + | * XD-DOS (supports 0.7 MB Data-, System- and Vortex- formats) |
| + | * etc.?? | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 05:37, 3 April 2008
CPCs could read discs formatted in three separate ways. Several high-capacity disc operating systems existed to add new formats to the three standard ones.
Standard CPC disc formats
- Data: 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &C1 to &C9. 64 directory entries. Can also be read by PCWs. The useable capacity is 178k.
- System: 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &41 to &49. 64 directory entries. Two reserved tracks containing CP/M BIOS. The useable capacity is 169k.
- IBM: 160k single-sided. 40 tracks of eight 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &01 to &08. Provided for compatibility with CP/M-86 (and DR-DOS 1.0). Used by very few CPC purchasers, but Locomotive Software stated that this was invaluable for cross-assembly. The useable capacity is 158k.
- Vendor: Term used for System format discs with no software in the reserved tracks. The useable capacity is 169k.
Third-party CPC disc formats
- FAT formats [1] (invented by MS-DOS; supported by FutureOS, SymbOS, DOS Copy, ReadDSK, SymDOS, DSK-CPC)
- MS800 formats
- Prem format (supported by Stream2)
- RODOS formats
- ROMDOS formats (also supported by ParaDOS: D80 supported by S-DOS and 400K/S)
- Ultraform
- Vortex (80 tracks, 2 sides, 9 sectors of 512 bytes, 2 reserved tracks, 704 KB)
- Xexor formats (also supported by ParaDOS)
- XD-DOS (supports 0.7 MB Data-, System- and Vortex- formats)
- etc.??
