SAGE@LL.ARPA (01/27/89)
Local addressee: SAGE Message-ID: <SAGE.02739006@LL.ARPA> A short while back someone asked about the capacity of diskettes on the Amstrad computer. I have a PCW512 with one single-sided double-density drive and one double-sided quad-density drive. Diskettes formatted for the former hold 173K (and both sides can be used, giving a total of 346K on the physical diskette). This morning, when I made these measurements, I could not find an empty quad diskette. A quick estimate (formed by trying -- after only three hours' sleep last night and without a calculator -- to add the space free to the space occupied in several user areas as shown by SDZ) gave a value of just over 700K. One would expect roughly 2 x 346 = 692, but there is some additional space as a result of fewer system tracks. If the person asking this question needs an exact figure, I would be happy to make a more careful measurement. -- Jay Sage