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<p>MaliceMO: /* Characteristics of the Vortex Format: */</p> <hr /> <div>The Vortex Format is a standard floppy disc format for 3.5&quot; and 5.25&quot; floppy discs with 80 tracks and two heads. Especially in germany it is the standard format for external drives. In other countries other formats may have a higher priority.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Characteristics of the Vortex Format: ==<br /> * 80 tracks<br /> * 2 sides<br /> * 512 byte sector size<br /> * sector numbers 1-9<br /> * 9 sectors (512 byte) per track, so 18 sectors per cylinder<br /> * 2 reserved tracks<br /> * 704 KB per disc<br /> * [http://www.elcasinoenlinea.org/ruleta/ ruleta en linea]<br /> Further it is possible to boot CP/M 2.2 and Plus form this format, when using [[VDOS]] or [[XD-DOS]].<br /> <br /> == DOS / OS supporting the Vortex Format: ==<br /> *[[D-DOS]] (Dobbertin)<br /> *[[FutureOS]] (FutureSoft)<br /> *[[VDOS]] (Vortex)<br /> *[[XD-DOS]] (Dobbertin)<br /> *and some RSX expansions (in RAM, not ROM)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Definitions]]</div>

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