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Documentation for FORMAT Ver. 3.00(Med or Hi)
E.E. Aycock
It seems that quite a lot of people like the ability to use
a quick format option in the formatting program of their choice,
so I got out the old source for "FORMAT2" and set it up for the
ability to use a quick format along with the other standard,
yet reliable options. I have not exhaustivly used the quick
format routines (I have a hard drive) but when I have they seem
to always work. Use them at your own risk.
Anyway what was born was "FORMAT3". It is pretty much the
same as Version 2.00 but has the added option of "NORM" or
"FAST" for read speed. As it says in the "HELP" in the
application, as you go to larger and larger formats while
using the "FAST" read option, what you gain in space on the
disk you lose in read speed. As far as I know this cannot be
helped. The fastest read speeds will be obtained using the
standard TOS format (marked by a green box that says "TOS" on
the Control Panel) and the "FAST" option.
Most people don't turn off the "Write Verify" when writing
files to their disks. However if you do the write speed will
also be increased quite a bit. I have included a little PD
program to turn off the Write Verify if you want to. It should
be no problem IF your drives are in good shape and aren't
acting up. If in doubt "LEAVE WRITE VERIFY ON"!
One last thing. Don't use the underline character ("_") in
any of the dialogs (i.e. the disk naming box). For some reason
that I don't fully understand this will cause the system to
blow up with MANY bombs!
Enjoy,
E.E. Aycock