c128 cp/m disk formats

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From: prindle
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1986 18:00

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The C128 can (in CP/M mode with a 1571 disk drive) read, write, and format the
following diskette formats:

   Single Sided Commodore GCR CP/M 2.2 (32 tracks of 17 (256 byte) sectors)
   Single Sided C128 CP/M 3.0 GCR (680 logical tracks of 1 (256 byte) sector)
   Double Sided C128 CP/M 3.0 GCR (1360 logical tracks of 1 (256 byte) sector)
   Epson QX10 DS MFM (80 tracks of 10 (512 byte) sectors)
   IBM CP/M 86 SS MFM (40 tracks of 8 (512 byte) sectors)
   IBM CP/M 86 DS MFM (80 tracks of 8 (512 byte) sectors)
   Kaypro II SS MFM (40 tracks of 10 (512 byte) sectors)
   Kaypro IV DS MFM (80 tracks of 10 (512 byte) sectors)
   Osborn DD MFM (80 tracks of 5 (1024 byte) sectors)

Hope this clarifys things.  Most Commodore documentation implies there are
additional formats, but without committing to what they are.  Thus, the above
are obviously all the "official" formats!

Frank Prindle
Prindle@NADC.arpa

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