On 3/2/23 11:02, Ali via cctalk wrote: >> anybody remember the numbers for 8"? > > This is the official KB from MS on the topic: > > Standard Floppy Disk Formats Supported by MS-DOS >
Japanese MS-DOS (used on NEC computers, mostly) used 1024 byte sectors in 8", 5.25" and 3.5" media. In fact, most USB floppy adapters support the NEC 1.23M format and Windows NT has understood it (given a capable drive) for many years. It's Microsoft, so why it's not included in the table is beyond me. For example, if you were to use a NEC APC (sold in the US) with 8" drives, you'd find this format. Sector size: 1024 Cluster size: 1024 Sectors/FAT 2 Media byte FE Root directory size 192 --Chuck
