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gsport reads msdos disks

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retrogear

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May 10, 2013, 12:31:04 PM5/10/13
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I just discovered something I didn't know but maybe everyone else does. I downloaded an MSDOS 622 3.5 1.44 HD image from bootdisk.com - file: 622c.img.
I installed the msdos FST to the gs/os hard drive and it reads the msdos image in S5,D1 !!! Does gsport emulate the 'superdrive' ???

Larry

gid...@sasktel.net

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May 10, 2013, 11:31:38 PM5/10/13
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On Friday, May 10, 2013 10:31:04 AM UTC-6, retrogear wrote:
> I just discovered something I didn't know but maybe everyone else does. I downloaded an MSDOS 622 3.5 1.44 HD image from bootdisk.com - file: 622c.img.
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> I installed the msdos FST to the gs/os hard drive and it reads the msdos image in S5,D1 !!! Does gsport emulate the 'superdrive' ???



One way to find out is, create a disk image from 2-32 Mb and format it to MSDOS. If it still can read it, then it is probably supported as a block device of any size.


retrogear

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May 11, 2013, 8:30:15 AM5/11/13
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It will only read msdos disks in slot 5 and appears to only read the first 800k
so I guess this was just an interesting rabbit trail...Larry

Antoine Vignau

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Jun 10, 2013, 4:25:19 PM6/10/13
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The MSDOS FST handles disks (or disk images) up to 20 MB only,
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