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