Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk

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The '''Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk''' was used on the Macintosh (with the [[MFS]] or [[HFS]] file system) and the Apple II line (with the [[ProDOS file system]]). It was a disk format with 80 tracks per side and a variable 8 to 12 sectors per track, with each sector storing 512 bytes. When used in single-sided mode, its capacity was 400 kilobytes; this became 800 in double-sided mode. Data was encoded using a form of [[GCR encoding]]. The drive ran at constant linear velocity (CLV), meaning that the RPM rate varied depending on which track was being read.
  
The '''Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk''' was used on the Macintosh (with the [[MFS]] file system) and the Apple II line (with the [[ProDOS file system]]). It was a disk format with 80 tracks per side and a variable 8 to 12 sectors per track, with each sector storing 512 bytes. When used in single-sided mode, its capacity was 400 kilobytes; this became 800 in double-sided mode. Data was encoded using a form of [[GCR encoding]]. The drive ran at constant linear velocity (CLV), meaning that the RPM rate varied depending on which track was being read.
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The [[Apple high-density 3 1/2" disk]] is the high-density counterpart of this format, on higher-capacity physical media introduced later.
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3 1/2" disks are actually 90 mm wide, but are almost universally referred to as "3 1/2 inch" disks even in countries that use the metric system.
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* [http://retro.icequake.net/apple2pc.html Apple-to-PC disk transfer info]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/uploads/apple2gscracks.txt Apple IIgs cracks]
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* [http://www.bigmessowires.com/macintosh-floppy-emu/ Floppy Emu, a floppy disk emulator]
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* [https://porterolsen.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/accessing-mac-formatted-floppy-disks-without-the-kryoflux/ Accessing Mac Formatted Floppy Disks without a Kryoflux]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 16 June 2016

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Name Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk
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The Apple double-density 3 1/2" disk was used on the Macintosh (with the MFS or HFS file system) and the Apple II line (with the ProDOS file system). It was a disk format with 80 tracks per side and a variable 8 to 12 sectors per track, with each sector storing 512 bytes. When used in single-sided mode, its capacity was 400 kilobytes; this became 800 in double-sided mode. Data was encoded using a form of GCR encoding. The drive ran at constant linear velocity (CLV), meaning that the RPM rate varied depending on which track was being read.

The Apple high-density 3 1/2" disk is the high-density counterpart of this format, on higher-capacity physical media introduced later.

3 1/2" disks are actually 90 mm wide, but are almost universally referred to as "3 1/2 inch" disks even in countries that use the metric system.

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