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Date   : Sat Jul 14 12:06:28 2001
From   : Matthew Phillips <matthew@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Formats for CPMFS
Message-ID: <86ece8994a.Matthew@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk>

Hello again,

How have you got on with the new CPMFS and Acorn CP/M 400K discs?  I'd like
to make a few more improvements before making a general release of the new
version.  Could you help me with a few points please:

1) Does CPMFS get in the way of ImageDFS reading DFS discs?  If so, I need
   to make CPMFS's checking more rigorous.

2) How can we describe Acorn CP/M 400K disc images in eight characters -
   any suggestions?  I need to apply for an official filetype.

3) Are there any other Acorn CP/M formats to be supported?  If so, can they
   be distinguished by looking at the contents of the first sector, for
   example?

4) Is there a way of formatting Acorn CP/M discs such that a copy of CP/M
   is not present - a non-booting version?  If so, I could put a format
   option in.

Hope you can get back to me fairly soon with a few answers - I'd like to
release a new version of CPMFS to go with a PCW emulator I am porting.

--
Matthew Phillips
Oxford