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Subject: [OM] Re: OT: recovery software for Macs?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:28:02 -0400
You're probably right but let's hope for Chris' sake you're not.

Chuck Norcutt

Manuel Viet wrote:

> Le mardi 11 Juillet 2006 01:59, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :
> 
>>I agree that's what a low level format should do but I've never heard
>>the words "low level format" except in your message.
> 
> 
> You're right ; I made an abuse of language. But last time I made a true low 
> level format, I was 13 and it was on an XT with a ST506 board and a 20Mo RLL 
> drive. For those who remember the (not so) good old days, this was done by a 
> direct jump to a bios routine from DEBUG... Well. The XT still works all 
> right... but not often.
> 
> So, as I see it, there are 3 format types : true lowlevel (basicaly, this one 
> lays tracks by hand on a disk, clearly does not apply to a random access 
> chip), complete blanking, error checking of individual bytes, and writing of 
> FAT structures (the one I called improperly low level), and simple erasing of 
> root dir entries (the quick variant).
> 
> As the latter was not the one used, there's only one possibility left...
> 


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