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13/02/2005
Acorn DOS boot disc (disc 1)
Capacity 640k
Sectors per track 16
Bytes per sector 256
Directory entries 112
Sectors per cluster bytes 8=2048
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
Acorn 512 DOS Plus
Capacity 800k
Sectors per track 5
Bytes per sector 1024
Directory entries 192
Sectors per cluster bytes 1=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
Acorn Z80
Capacity 400k
Sectors per track 10
Bytes per sector 256
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 8=2048
Reserved tracks 1
FATs
Archimedes MS DOS 800 K
Capacity 800
Sectors per track 5
Bytes per sector 1024
Directory entries 192
Sectors per cluster bytes 1=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
Almarc Spirit 16 790 K
Capacity 790k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=2048
Reserved tracks 2
FATs
Altos 586 720 K
Capacity 720k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 176
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=2048
Reserved tracks 2
FATs
Gemini 790 K CP/M
Capacity 790k
Sectors per track 10
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 8=4096
Reserved tracks 2
FATs
IBM PC CP/M-86 Single sided 160 K
Capacity 160k
Sectors per track 8
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 64
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs
IBM PC CP/M-86 Double sided 320 k
Capacity 320k
Sectors per track 8
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=2048
Reserved tracks 1
FATs
IBM PC DOS 160 K
Capacity 160k
Sectors per track 8
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 64
Sectors per cluster bytes 1=512
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
IBM PC DOS 180 K
Capacity 180k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 64
Sectors per cluster bytes 1=512
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
IBM PC DOS 320 k
Capacity 320k
Sectors per track 8
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 112
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
IBM PC DOS 360 K
Capacity 360k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 112
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 0
ICL PC 720K CP/M
Capacity 720k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=2048
Reserved tracks 4
FATs
Motorola VME/10 CP/M-86 320 K
Capacity 320k
Sectors per track 8
Bytes per sector 256
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 8=2048
Reserved tracks 2
FATs
Nokia PC MS DOS 720 K
Capacity 720k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 144
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
Otrona Attache 400 K
Capacity 400k
Sectors per track 10
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 1
FATs
Proteus 800 K
Capacity 800k
Sectors per track 10
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 8=4096
Reserved tracks 2
FATs
Philips PG 900 GEMDOS 640 K
Capacity 640k
Sectors per track 16
Bytes per sector 256
Directory entries 128
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=1024
Reserved tracks 2
FATs 2
RML Nimbus MS DOS 720 K
Capacity 720k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 112
Sectors per cluster bytes 2=1024
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
Tandy Model 2000 MS DOS 720 K
Capacity 720k
Sectors per track 9
Bytes per sector 512
Directory entries 112
Sectors per cluster bytes 4=2048
Reserved tracks 0
FATs 2
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