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- C-Format v1.1
- A High Speed Disk Formatting Program
- Written by Chris Patterson
- 9/11/86
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- C-Format v1.1 is a high speed disk formatting program. This program has
- shown itself to format diskettes faster than DOS 3.1! The program allows you
- to select whether or not to verify the disks being formatted. This can save
- time by not verifying them. Personally, I have rarely had a bad disk. And I
- buy the cheapest disks around.
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- C-Format v1.1 is being introduced into the public domain. That is, you
- can copy the program all you want, and give it to whomever you want.
- However, if you use this program, I am asking that a donation of $10 be sent
- to me, the author. If you for some reason feel that $10 is too much,
- substitute an amount that you think the program is worth. Please send all
- donations to:
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- Chris Patterson
- 3211 South 58 Street
- Omaha, NE 68106-3711
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- We have a bulletin board here in Omaha, sponsored by the CBM Computer
- Center, that I am a sysop of. I will be answering any and all questions
- regarding C-Format v1.1 there. So if you are having any problems or have any
- questions, feel free to call. The number is (402) 391-3102. The board
- program being used is PCBoard v10.0 and 300, 1200 and 2400 baud are
- supported.
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- C-Format v1.1 introduces new and improved command line routines. The
- parameters now make it possible to enter letters instead of numbers to
- specify the format options. The parameters are:
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- A -> Process drive A
- B -> Process drive B
- V -> Verify disks after formatting
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- You must have a space in between each of the option letters. This method was
- requested by several users of C-Format that I know. It was fairly simple to
- implement, so I did.
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- A soon and upcoming upgrade to C-Format is the ability to format a
- variety of disk formats. Those that will be included are 8-sector, 9-sector,
- single and double sided, and also the AT's 1.2M floppies. This update is
- coming soon as I am having a little difficulty with the boot record
- modification. The boot record will contain information pertaining to the
- type of disk it is. Also, if a user tries to boot off the non-system disk
- created by this program, the message that appears will tell the type of disk
- it is in plain English. As soon as this is finished, I will upload that
- version.
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- Hopefully this is good enough documentation to get you using C-Format.
- However, if you are still having problems, remember to call our bulletin
- board to get the answers. And don't forget the $10 donation! Happy
- formatting...
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