disk data questions

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From: braner
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1987 17:01

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A few questions about TOS (and MS-DOS) disks:

In the BIOS parameter block, the 'flags' field: what are the flags?

Where is the disk ID number stored?

Where is the info on whether the FATs are 12 or 16-bit type stored?

Please reply directly, I'll post including some other info.

- Moshe Braner

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Subject: disk data questions
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 13:01:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 19 13:01:31 1987
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Summary: BPB->flags - what are they?