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Re: R/W Non standard floppies

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From: Mark O. Chadwick
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 18:04
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rackland@csis.dit.csiro.au (Ross Ackland) writes:

>I want to write DOS a program that is capable of Reading and Writing
>to an iRMX-86 formatted floppy. iRMX-86 is Intel's OS and the problem
>is that the floppy uses 26 sectors/track 128 bytes/sector, which is
>not supported in the PC. 

Whew! I thought I was the only one with a problem like that!  What I am
looking for is some way of reading 40 tracks of 18 sectors/track, 256 bytes/
sector.  I am almost positive I have seen a program that read these disks
before, but I can't remember what it was...

If anyone out there either has or knows the program, or has some Turbo-C
code, or knows where to get any of the above, I'd be so happy to get that
info!  I'm getting desperate! :-)

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Mark "Emerson" Chadwick    ncc1701@rpi.edu or usergdes@rpitsmts.bitnet 
"It has come to the attention of management that employees have been dying on
the job. This practice MUST STOP.  Any employee found dead on the job, either
in an upright or prone position, will immediately be dropped from the payroll."
-- 
Mark "Emerson" Chadwick    ncc1701@rpi.edu or usergdes@rpitsmts.bitnet 
"It has come to the attention of management that employees have been dying on
the job. This practice MUST STOP.  Any employee found dead on the job, either
in an upright or prone position, will immediately be dropped from the payroll."
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Subject: Re: R/W Non standard floppies
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