Modifiedversionsofvariousblankfloppies-------------------------------------------ThesemodificationsreducethenumberofFATtablesfrom2to1andalsoreducethenumberofrootentriesdownto16files,whichfreesupsomeextrastoragespace.The1.72MBformatcanONLYbeusedonWin9Xsystemsonrealhardware,asnotevenWinNTcanaccesstracks81or82onfloppydisks.DiskimageprogramslikeWinImagecanstillaccessfileswithin1.72MBfloppyimages.1.44MB Standard:80Tracks18Sectors/Track2880 SectorsTotal1474560BytesTotal-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:1Number of FATs:2Max Root Entries:224Sectors Per FAT:91457664BytesData1.44MB Maxed:-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:1Max Root Entries:64Sectors Per FAT:31470464BytesDataDifferences:-------------------------------------------12800BytesMore,160LessRootEntries1.68MB Standard:80Tracks21Sectors/Track3360 SectorsTotal1720320BytesTotal-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:1Number of FATs:2Max Root Entries:224Sectors Per FAT:101702400BytesData1.68MB Maxed:-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:1Max Root Entries:64Sectors Per FAT:31716224BytesDataDifferences:-------------------------------------------13824BytesMore,160LessRootEntriesDMF 1024 Standard:80Tracks21Sectors/Track3360 SectorsTotal1720320BytesTotal-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:2Number of FATs:2Max Root Entries:16Sectors Per FAT:51714176BytesDataDMF 1024 Maxed:-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:1Max Root Entries:64Sectors Per FAT:31716224BytesData2048 BytesMore,48MoreRootEntriesDMF 2048 Standard:80Tracks21Sectors/Track3360 SectorsTotal1720320BytesTotal-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:2Max Root Entries:16Sectors Per FAT:31716224BytesDataDMF 2048 Maxed:-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:1Max Root Entries:64Sectors Per FAT:31716224BytesDataDifferences:-------------------------------------------0BytesMore,48MoreRootEntries1.72MB Standard:82Tracks21Sectors/Track3444 SectorsTotal1763328BytesTotal-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:1Number of FATs:2Max Root Entries:224Sectors Per FAT:101745408BytesData1.72MB Maxed:-------------------------------------------Sectors Per Cluster:4Number of FATs:1Max Root Entries:64Sectors Per FAT:31759232BytesDataDifferences:-------------------------------------------13824BytesMore,160LessRootEntries
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Modified versions of various blank floppies ------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 1 Number of FATs: 2 Max Root Entries: 224 Sectors Per FAT: 9 1457664 Bytes Data 1.44MB Maxed: ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 4 Number of FATs: 1 Max Root Entries: 64 Sectors Per FAT: 3 1470464 Bytes Data Differences: ------------------------------------------- 12800 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries 1.68MB Standard: 80 Tracks 21 Sectors/Track 3360 Sectors Total 1720320 Bytes Total ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 1 Number of FATs: 2 Max Root Entries: 224 Sectors Per FAT: 10 1702400 Bytes Data 1.68MB Maxed: ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 4 Number of FATs: 1 Max Root Entries: 64 Sectors Per FAT: 3 1716224 Bytes Data Differences: ------------------------------------------- 13824 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries DMF 1024 Standard: 80 Tracks 21 Sectors/Track 3360 Sectors Total 1720320 Bytes Total ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 2 Number of FATs: 2 Max Root Entries: 16 Sectors Per FAT: 5 1714176 Bytes Data DMF 1024 Maxed: ------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 4 Number of FATs: 2 Max Root Entries: 16 Sectors Per FAT: 3 1716224 Bytes Data DMF 2048 Maxed: ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 4 Number of FATs: 1 Max Root Entries: 64 Sectors Per FAT: 3 1716224 Bytes Data Differences: ------------------------------------------- 0 Bytes More, 48 More Root Entries 1.72MB Standard: 82 Tracks 21 Sectors/Track 3444 Sectors Total 1763328 Bytes Total ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 1 Number of FATs: 2 Max Root Entries: 224 Sectors Per FAT: 10 1745408 Bytes Data 1.72MB Maxed: ------------------------------------------- Sectors Per Cluster: 4 Number of FATs: 1 Max Root Entries: 64 Sectors Per FAT: 3 1759232 Bytes Data Differences: ------------------------------------------- 13824 Bytes More, 160 Less Root Entries
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