MS-DOS disk format/layout

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From: vic Victor Gavin
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1986 12:26

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I'm looking for any information about MS-DOS disk formats (5.25" and 3.5")
and how the file system is layed out.

Things like how to find a file from the FAT, how a directory is layed out and
how to search it.

If anyone could help me, it would be most appreciated.

vic {..!mcvax!ukc!zen.co.uk!vic}

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Subject: MS-DOS disk format/layout
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