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!!PDF
* [Diskettenformate.pdf]
!!Picture
[{Image src='Diskettenformate.jpg' width=728 height=529 }]
Disk formats / Diskettenformate ; Thank you so much [Bernhard Paul|http://www.b-pahl.de/atari8bit/8-Bit-Daten/8-Bit-Daten.html#disk] for providing this information! :-)
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|Single SD|1|40|125|FM|128|18|90 KB|92176 2)
|Medium/Enhanced MD|1|40|250|MFM|128|26|130 KB|133136 2)
|Double DD|1|40|250|MFM|256|18|180 KB|183952 3)
|Quad DS/DD/40 Tr|2|40|250|MFM|256|18|360 KB|368272 3)
|Octo DS/DD/80 Tr|2|80|250|MFM|256|18|720 KB|736912 3)
|High|2|80|500|MFM|256|36|1.440 KB|1474192 3)
|Extra High|2|80|1000|MFM|256|72|2.880 KB|2948752 3)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|128|65535|8 MB|8388496 2)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|256|65535|16 MB|16776592 3)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|512|65535|32 MB|33553936 4)
|Single SD|1|40|125|FM|128|18|90 KB|92.176 2)
|Medium/Enhanced MD|1|40|250|MFM|128|26|130 KB|133.136 2)
|Double DD|1|40|250|MFM|256|18|180 KB|183.952 3)
|Quad DS/DD/40 Tracks|2|40|250|MFM|256|18|360 KB|368.272 3)
|Octo DS/DD/80 Tracks|2|80|250|MFM|256|18|720 KB|736.912 3)
|High|2|80|500|MFM|256|36|1.440 KB|1.474.192 3)
|Extra High|2|80|1.000|MFM|256|72|2.880 KB|2.948.752 3)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|128|65.535|8 MB|8.388.496 2)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|256|65.535|16 MB|16.776.592 3)
|Harddisk|1|1|x|MFM|512|65.535|32 MB|33.553.936 4)
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!!Diskformats and DOS versions supporting them
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|[DOS 2.0|Atari DOS 2] SmartDOS|Y|N|Y|N|N|N|DOS 2.0s can read 180k after a Reset; DOS 2.0d can read 90k after a Reset!
|[DOS 2.0|Atari DOS 2] \\ SmartDOS|Y|N|Y|N|N|N|DOS 2.0s can read 180k after a Reset; DOS 2.0d can read 90k after a Reset! \\ DOS.SYS of SmartDOS is based on DOS 2.0! (Rainbow DOS and Black DOS\\are merely DUP.SYS replacements for DOS 2.0s or DOS 2.0d, there are many others...)
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|[MyDOS 4.5x|MyDOS]|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|MyDOS requires a special / external formatter to format 1440 KB - one is available e.g. with the CSS Black Box or the CSS Floppyboard, maybe there are also some other external formatters...?!?
|[MyDOS 4.5x|MyDOS]|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|MyDOS requires a special / external formatter to format 1440 KB\\- one is available e.g. with the CSS Black Box or the CSS Floppyboard,\\maybe there are also some other external formatters...?!?
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|BeweDOS 1.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|N|disk must be formatted with Sparta DOS or SDX or Real DOS, then Bewe DOS can be copied onto it!
|BeweDOS 1.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|N|a 720k or 1440k disk must be formatted with SpartaDOS or\\SDX or Real DOS, then Bewe DOS can be copied onto it!
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|[XDOS 2.43|XDOS 2.43]|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|N|in 360k mode the two disksides are used as two floppy drives (D1: and D2:) in XDOS!
|[XDOS 2.43|XDOS 2.43]|Y|Y|Y|Y|N|N|in 360k mode the two disksides are used as two\\floppy drives (D1: and D2:) in XDOS!
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|[OS A+4.1|OSS A+ 4]|N?|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|OS A+4.1 was advertized being capable of 128 BpS, 256 BpS and 512 BpS, any format from 128 KB to approx. 15,6 MB!
|[OS A+4.1|OSS A+ 4]|N?|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|OS A+4.1 was advertized being capable of 128 BpS,\\256 BpS and 512 BpS, any format from 128 KB to approx. 15,6 MB!
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!!Harddisk partition formats and DOS versions supporting them
!128 Byte sectors (single density)
||Partition Size\\Sectors||512 K\\4.095||1 M\\8.191||2 M\\16.383||4 M\\32.767||8 M\\65.535||Remark
|Top DOS 1.5 Prof|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|Top DOS Prof. should support subdirs and harddisks,\\but I have no clue how! (manuals and information missing!)
|MyDOS 4.5x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|SpartaDOS 3.2x/3.3x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|RealDOS 2.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|MyDOS 4.5x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|BeweDOS 1.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|harddisk must be formatted with Sparta DOS or SDX or Real DOS,\\then Bewe DOS can be copied onto it!
|LiteDOS 2.x/3.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|DOS XE|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|DOS XE does support subdirs, but harddisks up to 16MB can \\only be used with sup8pdct's homebrew DOS XE formatter!
|OS A+ 4.1|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|OS A+ 4.1 was advertized being capable of 128 BpS,\\256 BpS and 512 BpS, any format from 128 KB to approx. 15,6 MB!
!256 Byte sectors (double density)
||Partition Size\\Sectors||1 M\\4.095||2 M\\8.191||4 M\\16.383||8 M\\32.767||16 M\\65.535||Remark
|Top DOS 1.5 Prof|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|Top DOS Prof. should support subdirs and harddisks,\\but I have no clue how! (manuals and information missing!)
|MyDOS 4.5x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|SpartaDOS 3.2x/3.3x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|RealDOS 2.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|BeweDOS 1.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|harddisk must be formatted with Sparta DOS or SDX or Real DOS,\\then Bewe DOS can be copied onto it!
|SDX 4.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|LiteDOS 2.x/3.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|DOS XE|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|DOS XE does support subdirs, but harddisks up to 16MB can \\only be used with sup8pdct's homebrew DOS XE formatter!
|OS A+ 4.1|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|OS A+ 4.1 was advertized being capable of 128 BpS,\\256 BpS and 512 BpS, any format from 128 KB to approx. 15,6 MB!
!512 Byte sectors (quad density)
||Partition Size\\Sectors||1 M\\2.047||2 M\\4.095||4 M\\8.191||8 M\\16.383||16 M\\32.767||32 M\\65.535||Remark
|Top DOS 1.5 Prof|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|MyDOS 4.5x|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|SpartaDOS 3.2x/3.3x|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|RealDOS 2.x|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|BeweDOS 1.x|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|SDX 4.x|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|
|LiteDOS 2.x/3.x|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|DOS XE|N|N|N|N|N|N|
|OS A+ 4.1|Y|Y|Y|Y|Y|?|OS A+ 4.1 was advertized being capable of 128 BpS,\\256 BpS and 512 BpS, any format from 128 KB to approx. 15,6 MB!
!!Andere Quellen
* [Diskettenformate.pdf] ; Thank you so much [Bernhard Pahl|http://www.b-pahl.de/atari8bit/8-Bit-Daten/8-Bit-Daten.html#disk] for providing this information! :-)