Was it Jens Sch�nfeld who wrote on Sunday 25 August 2002 13:13:
> At 03:38 25.08.2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Maybe the format can be copied. If you know what it is, then many formats
> > can be written under linux. I occasionally write 800K disks (80 tracks,
> > 2 sides, 5x 1k sectors). I need a disk image, 'cos I haven't twigged the
> > directory structure. If you go hunting in the chipdir archives under
> > "Weird floppy" or even just "weird" you may find the accumulated wisdom
> > of this list on the subject.
>
> If it's about disks and weird formats (even with different speed zones like
> the Mac 800K disks), check the "Catweasel floppy controller" on
> www.jschoenfeld.de. It uses standard disk drives for all the disk types
> supported. If something is not supported, it's only a matter of software to
> implement them. C64, Mac and Amiga disks are no problem in standard 1.44M
> or 1.2M drives.
>
> This is not a joke, the controller exists since 1996. DOS and Linux drivers
> available, new Windows drivers are in the works.
I see it. In linux, you can remount your floppy as a different format, so
you spend 3 hours working out the format, and two minutes writing the disk.
I am surprised you don't handle the 1722kb format (83 tracks, 21
sectors/track from memory). At any rate, what interests me is this. If I
come to it with files, can I assemble a directory, or do you need an image to
write a floppy?
I have an image on disk here of the 800k format I mentioned, but no clue as
to the directory structure.
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