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- From: massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Massive Onslaught)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Make directory longer?
- Message-ID: <egBVVB1w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 04:13:02 EST
- References: <1gl54nINNc4s@mailgzrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
- Reply-To: massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Massive Onslaught)
- Organization: Lakes Public Access
- Lines: 29
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- georg@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de (Georg Schwarz) writes:
-
- > In <1992Dec14.234645.19234@gdwest.gd.com> stlucas@gdwest.gd.com (Joseph St. L
- >
- > >Is there a way to make the directory on a 1541 handle double the number
- > >of files it currently can ? (memory says > 200, but < 300)
- > >I don't mind using another track to do it, IF it can be done.
- >
- > I haven't actually tried it yet, but I think it should be possible to manuall
- > move some directory blocks from track 18 to free sectors in other tracks
- > and then link them correctly again.
- > The opposite thing, using track 18 blocks in files, works fine.
- > Has anyone actually done this? Any positive/negative results?
-
-
- Yes, I have tried...
-
- You have to manually change the track/sector pointers, and block sizes..
- If you change them manually, then, Use a file coper that will let you
- specify track/sector to put file, then change the T/S pointer of the
- extended dir sector, then you will be able to LOAD from the extended
- dir.. Mind you, you can't save anything to this disk, as the drive rom
- only sees 18 sector for dir even if you change the sector links..
-
- If you want a more detailed description, who ever it was that posted the
- question, just send mail directly to me, and I'll describe..
-
- -Tony
- massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us
-