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C-Format v1.1
A High Speed Disk Formatting Program
Written by Chris Patterson
9/11/86
C-Format v1.1 is a high speed disk formatting program. This program has
shown itself to format diskettes faster than DOS 3.1! The program allows you
to select whether or not to verify the disks being formatted. This can save
time by not verifying them. Personally, I have rarely had a bad disk. And I
buy the cheapest disks around.
C-Format v1.1 is being introduced into the public domain. That is, you
can copy the program all you want, and give it to whomever you want.
However, if you use this program, I am asking that a donation of $10 be sent
to me, the author. If you for some reason feel that $10 is too much,
substitute an amount that you think the program is worth. Please send all
donations to:
Chris Patterson
3211 South 58 Street
Omaha, NE 68106-3711
We have a bulletin board here in Omaha, sponsored by the CBM Computer
Center, that I am a sysop of. I will be answering any and all questions
regarding C-Format v1.1 there. So if you are having any problems or have any
questions, feel free to call. The number is (402) 391-3102. The board
program being used is PCBoard v10.0 and 300, 1200 and 2400 baud are
supported.
C-Format v1.1 introduces new and improved command line routines. The
parameters now make it possible to enter letters instead of numbers to
specify the format options. The parameters are:
A -> Process drive A
B -> Process drive B
V -> Verify disks after formatting
You must have a space in between each of the option letters. This method was
requested by several users of C-Format that I know. It was fairly simple to
implement, so I did.
A soon and upcoming upgrade to C-Format is the ability to format a
variety of disk formats. Those that will be included are 8-sector, 9-sector,
single and double sided, and also the AT's 1.2M floppies. This update is
coming soon as I am having a little difficulty with the boot record
modification. The boot record will contain information pertaining to the
type of disk it is. Also, if a user tries to boot off the non-system disk
created by this program, the message that appears will tell the type of disk
it is in plain English. As soon as this is finished, I will upload that
version.
Hopefully this is good enough documentation to get you using C-Format.
However, if you are still having problems, remember to call our bulletin
board to get the answers. And don't forget the $10 donation! Happy
formatting...