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    4 days ago
    
    Modified versions of various blank floppies
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    These modifications reduce the number of
    FAT tables from 2 to 1 and also reduce the
    number of root entries down to 16 files,
    which frees up some extra storage space.
    
    The 1.72MB format can ONLY be used on Win9X
    systems on real hardware, as not even WinNT
    can access tracks 81 or 82 on floppy disks.
    Disk image programs like WinImage can still
    access files within 1.72MB floppy images.
    
    
    
    1.44MB Standard:
    80 Tracks		18 Sectors/Track
    2880 Sectors Total	1474560 Bytes Total
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 1	Number of FATs: 2
    Max Root Entries: 224	Sectors Per FAT: 9
    1457664 Bytes Data
    
    1.44MB Maxed:
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 1
    Max Root Entries: 64	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1470464 Bytes Data
    
    Differences:
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    12800 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries
    
    
    
    1.68MB Standard:
    80 Tracks		21 Sectors/Track
    3360 Sectors Total	1720320 Bytes Total
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 1	Number of FATs: 2
    Max Root Entries: 224	Sectors Per FAT: 10
    1702400 Bytes Data
    
    1.68MB Maxed:
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 1
    Max Root Entries: 64	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1716224 Bytes Data
    
    Differences:
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    13824 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries
    
    
    
    DMF 1024 Standard:
    80 Tracks		21 Sectors/Track
    3360 Sectors Total	1720320 Bytes Total
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 2	Number of FATs: 2
    Max Root Entries: 16	Sectors Per FAT: 5
    1714176 Bytes Data
    
    DMF 1024 Maxed:
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 1
    Max Root Entries: 64	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1716224 Bytes Data
    
    2048 Bytes More, 48 More Root Entries
    
    
    
    DMF 2048 Standard:
    80 Tracks		21 Sectors/Track
    3360 Sectors Total	1720320 Bytes Total
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 2
    Max Root Entries: 16	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1716224 Bytes Data
    
    DMF 2048 Maxed:
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 1
    Max Root Entries: 64	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1716224 Bytes Data
    
    Differences:
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    0 Bytes More, 48 More Root Entries
    
    
    
    1.72MB Standard:
    82 Tracks		21 Sectors/Track
    3444 Sectors Total	1763328 Bytes Total
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 1	Number of FATs: 2
    Max Root Entries: 224	Sectors Per FAT: 10
    1745408 Bytes Data
    
    1.72MB Maxed:
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    Sectors Per Cluster: 4	Number of FATs: 1
    Max Root Entries: 64	Sectors Per FAT: 3
    1759232 Bytes Data
    
    Differences:
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    13824 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries
    
    

    If you’re interested in the blank disk images themselves, let me know.