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- From: c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca (Kazimir Kylheku)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Source code to format a diskette?
- Date: 9 Apr 1996 17:19:57 -0700
- Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- In article <4kecmu$on4@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu>,
- William C. Thompson <wct@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
- >
- >I'm looking for source code to format a HD diskette (DOS platform).
- >More specifically, for reasons not germane to this newsgroup, I need
-
- Things not germane to this newsgroup do not belong in it.
-
- >to be able to control how many tracks of the diskette are formatted
- >in order to create a proprietary format diskette. It also must be
- >done with via source code (or perhaps a DLL) - i.e. no 3rd party
- >apps.
- >
- >If this is answered in an FAQ or you know of a good place to look,
- >please let me know.
-
- Look in the goddam Linux kernel fer Chrissake! It has a floppy driver, you
- know... with the abundance of freeware OS code flying around these days, you
- really have to have your head in the sand not not be able to find an example of
- how to: access an ethernet adapter, floppy disk, SCSI bus, serial port, etc.
-
- >Due to the volume of articles posted, e-mail responses would be
-
- The volume of articles posted would not nearly be as bad if people stayed on
- topic more.
-
- >best. I'll post a summary of useful responses I get for everyone's
- >benefit.
-
- Please spare us.
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