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Re: CFFA for IIc and IIc+?
I have also written a system file driver that gets loaded right
> after Prodos and takes up a very small foot print (under 1 block) that
> accesses up to 8 GB as one volume. It treats each 32 MB volume as a
> separate folder so that cataloging the drive will now allow one to
> have up to 13056 files in the root directory (normally this is only 51
> files and 51 x 256 = 13056). This limit will also vary to the size of
> the CFFA or SD cards.
> You will no longer have to use slot and drive conventions or the
> prefix command, er ... well ... only if you don't use the actual 5.25"
> and 3.5" drives. :)
>
> Since the driver intercepts any read and write commands that go to the
> firmware, this will work with all applications that use Prodos to do
> the disk access and do not have their own standard of dos.
>
> Rob
correction to self, ;)
Since each drive will act as a folder, then the root directory can
have up to 306 files (51 + 255 volumes) and not 13056
whereas each folder can still have 65536 entries.
That should be enough to wet any Apple II fanatics appetite. :)
(Imagine bigger smiley with grin from ear to ear)