Date   : Thu, 01 Aug 2002 11:42:05 +0100 
From   : Darren Logan <Darrenl@...>
Subject: Re: FW: Disk formatting question


Thank you everyone for your advice and knowledge on this subject. I found
out i didn't have the format program in rom but have found it on disc.
 

Kind regards, 
Darren Logan BSc(Hons) 
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-----Original Message-----
From: MARK of EALING [mailto:m-and-m@...]
Sent: donderdag 1 augustus 2002 8:54
To: MARK of EALING; Matt Callow; jim
Cc: bbc-micro@...; Darren Logan
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] FW: Disk formatting question


    Hello to all,
I have about 15 BBCs and all have a formatting program in their respective
DFS's. I really can't imagine a DFS without a built in formatting program.
However I have scanned from screen a listing of a formatting program that
appeared in an early edition of The Micro User and hope it is of use to you.
 
Kind Regards,
Mark.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: jim <mailto:jim@...>  
To: Matt Callow <mailto:mattcallow@...>  
Cc: Darren Logan <mailto:Darrenl@...>  ; bbc-micro@...
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Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] FW: Disk formatting question

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Matt Callow wrote:
> I think it depends on which version of DFS you have.
> For some you need a separate format program. I have a
> beeb with a disk interface that I've never been able
> to find a format program for. 

Heh, me too. I ended up writing my own, in BASIC yet, using DFS OSWORDs. 
Bit rough and ready, but it works.  I did look at the track indices for
some preformatted discs to find out the sector skew that Acorn use (it's
7, if you're interested). If anyone wants it they're welcome to it.

Cheers, jim
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