Re: floppy programming

2001-03-23 Thread David Balazic
Leandro Bernsmuller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Hi, > > some body know if exist or is possible to do one > driver > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits > distribution? > The idea is simple: format a disk doing inner tracks > with less bits than > in external tracks. > Maybe

Re: floppy programming

2001-03-19 Thread Joshua Jore
Actually... that sounds like zone bit recording. As I understand it, that sort of thing is handled by the floppy controller and isn't under the purview of the OS. Anyhoo, what really got me on this, is I understand there will be some new floppy drives out soon that'll do this sort of thing by defa

Re: floppy programming

2001-03-19 Thread Alex Baretta
Leandro Bernsmuller wrote: > > Hi, > > some body know if exist or is possible to do one > driver > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits > distribution? > ... I don't remember where I saw it, but I'm sure there is a program which runs on Linux as well as Win32 that improves the

Re: floppy programming

2001-03-19 Thread Martin Josefsson
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Alex Baretta wrote: > Leandro Bernsmuller wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > some body know if exist or is possible to do one > > driver > > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits > > distribution? > > ... > > I don't remember where I saw it, but I'm sure there is

Re: floppy programming

2001-03-19 Thread Richard B. Johnson
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Leandro Bernsmuller wrote: > > Hi, > > some body know if exist or is possible to do one > driver > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits > distribution? > The idea is simple: format a disk doing inner tracks > with less bits than > in external tracks. > May

Re: floppy programming

2001-03-19 Thread Helge Hafting
Leandro Bernsmuller wrote: > > Hi, > > some body know if exist or is possible to do one > driver > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits > distribution? > The idea is simple: format a disk doing inner tracks > with less bits than > in external tracks. > Maybe is better think in

floppy programming

2001-03-18 Thread Leandro Bernsmuller
Hi, some body know if exist or is possible to do one driver to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits distribution? The idea is simple: format a disk doing inner tracks with less bits than in external tracks. Maybe is better think in sectors and not bits banlancing? I want opinions