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Same vein for DOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Extended_Density_Format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Extended_Density_Format https://en.wikipedia.or
by h2odragon 3y ago
Same vein for DOS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Extended_Density_Format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Extended_Density_Format
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2M_(DOS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2M_(DOS)
https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/12768/what-other-tricks-were-there-to-get-more-data-onto-floppy-disks https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/12768/wha...
I recall using an "extended" track to write hidden serial numbers to distribution disks. Not copy protection but phone support authentication.
- jaclaz 3y agoAn old "special format" DOS tool: http://toastytech.com/files/nformat.html http://toastytech.com/files/nformat.html http://toastytech.com/files/nformat.txt http://toastytech.com/files/nformat.txt More info about XDF (by IBM): http://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-xdf-diskette-format/ http://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-xdf-diskette-format/