HOCHSTAE@DMRHRZ11.BITNET ("Christoph H. Hochstaetter") (04/03/89)
Now available from Simtel20:
Filename Type Bytes CRC
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>
HDFORMAT.ARC BINARY 27776 109EH
I wrote a program called HDFORMAT, which can format MSDOS 360 kB Disks
with increased capacity. It can also format 720 kB Disks in 1.2 MB
AT-Drives.
Its advantage over other formatting software on the SIMTEL20 archive
is, that it increases the storage of all standard disks (360 kB, 720
kB, 1.2 MB and 1.44 MB) up to 300 kB additional storage (e.g. format
1.44 MB Disks in an 1.2 MB 5 1/4" Drive), that it runs also on less
compatible PCs and that works perfectly with DOS 3.2 and up. It will
not work with prior Versions, because these Versions do not read the
complete BIOS-Parameter-Block (BPB) of the Disks, but only the
Media-Descriptor-Byte. So special formats are not recognized.
The archive includes executables, doc and sources.
I hope the SIMTEL20 Users like the program
Christoph
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Christoph H. Hochstaetter
Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
Buero/Office: Privat/Private
Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Universitaetsstr. 25 Carl-Strehl-Str. 20
3550 Marburg 3550 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-3895 Phone: +49 6421 14618
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UUCP: DMRHRZ11.BITNET!HOCHSTAEdavidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (Wm. E. Davidsen Jr) (04/04/89)
I strongly urge removal and renaming of this program ASAP. There is
another program called HDFORMAT going around which is a P.D. low level
"Hard Disk FORMATter". I don't feel that it's worth the chance that
someone would get the latter and blow away their hard disk trying to get
a few more bytes on a floppy.
Perhaps a more intuitive name could be found for a "Floppy Disk
FORMATter" with a little thought. One person who blows away their hard
disk and reports a "virus" HDFORMAT could spoil the utility of both
programs.
--
bill davidsen (wedu@crd.GE.COM)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me