![]() ![]() On PC (MS-DOS) there is the FORMAT A: /T:42 /N:10 ![]() No tool was needed on ZX to use this you just manually select the formatting parameters (number of sectors and tracks) while formatting the floppy disc. We used this on ZX Spectrum and D40 all the time. So there are no file system changes happening, all is just physical formatting. Original format has 40 tracks but floppy is big enough and most (I mean all) drives can handle 42 tracks and some even 43 tracks. Original format has 9 sectors per track but there is space for 10 (the physical gaps are smaller but the formatted gaps are still the same). 420K was common for 360K floppies (not only on PC) it was done like this: ![]()
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