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- From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Make directory longer?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec19.063751.2129@netcom.com>
- Date: 19 Dec 92 06:37:51 GMT
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- stlucas@gdwest.gd.com (Joseph St. Lucas) writes:
-
- >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.
-
- Yes and no. I once created a disk that used tracks 17-19 for the
- directory. I had to do all the work by hand, and then found that DOS
- does *not* understand directories that are not on track 18 very well.
- It will read them okay, but it will not properly create files in the
- modified directory. It might be true that the files can be properly
- created if the new directory sector is on track 18, but that's not very
- useful. I recall write-protecting the disk after I created it, so that
- it wouldn't eat itself. :)
-
- I also found that a disk with 300 files on it is deathly slow,
- especially when looking for files near the end of the directory.
- Even using a wider sector interleave (such as 9, which usually helps)
- was not very helpful.
-
- So, the answer is: Yes, it can be done, but it's not worth the effort
- due to compatibility problems and slow access times.
-
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