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Re: floppy capacity question
- Subject: Re: floppy capacity question
- From: jimbell@pacifier.com (jimbell)
- Date: 1996/07/10
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Pacifier BBS, Vancouver, Wa. ((360) 693-0325)
- References: <4ptgpb$45e@news.pacifier.com> <4pu6or$rkn@usenet7.interramp.com>
Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com> wrote:
>jimbell@pacifier.com (jimbell) wrote:
>>A question has been raised in another area about the capacity of an original
>>Apple II floppy. I am aware that they went to 140 kilobytes, but I was under
>>the impression that they started out at 90 kilobytes. Could somebody confirm or
>>deny this? (copy me by email, please.)
>DOS 3.0-3.2 used 13-sector tracks and had 113K capacity. DOS 3.3 used
>16-sector tracks and upped it to 140K.
okay, what about before DOS 3.0?