_ThEcRoW wrote:
On the other hand, on modern pcs with xp, you can't format to 720 or another mode among 1,44 because newer mobos don't implement these modes in their controllers.
The limitation with 720Kb disks and PCs lies with Windows XP itself - these modes are still implemented by the motherboard hardware. From Windows XP, you can open a command prompt and type the following to format a 720Kb disk:
format a: /t:80 /n:9If anyone here wants to push their PC disk controller to the max without having to buy additional hardware, it's worth taking a look at
OmniFlop as this will allow formatting, reading and writing of a variety of odd formats previously thought impossible to read using modern PC hardware.
If you have the money, go the catweasel route, you will regret it.
I think you may have meant that you will
not regret it! In that case, I agree - if you're regularly swapping stuff between Amigas and PCs, the Catweasel makes life so much easier.
It's also worth looking at the
ADF View shell extension for Windows XP as this'll let you manipulate the contents of standard ADF files from within the Windows XP desktop, without having to go through an emulator.
- Ali
