Date   : Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:56:05 +0000
From   : Mike Tomlinson <mike@...>
Subject: Re: Formatting a disk beyond 80 tracks

In article <43614410.6080807@...>, A. J. Davis
<mail@...> writes

>While 3.5" disks would usually only format to 81 tracks I found I could 
>get upto 85 on the 5.25" disks.

IIRC, the Amiga formats 3.5" disks to track 82, and this is why only
certain makes and models of drive worked with it.