README.TXT

Accessing a Floppy Disk  
 
 
SUMMARY 
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The FLOPPY sample is designed to show how to access a physical floppy disk 
under Windows NT. 
 
This program has two major features: 
 
  - It can be used to display the geometry of a disk. For example, use the  
    command: 
 
        mfmt -g a: 
 
  - It can be used to produce a disk image, or to write a disk image to a  
    floppy. For example, use the commands: 
 
        mfmt -c a: bootdisk         - produce a disk image of a: 
        mfmt -c bootdisk a:         - make a: identical to bootdisk image 
 
MORE INFORMATION 
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This program is very simple. Minimal error checking is done. It is meant to  
provide an example of how to: 
 
  - Open a physical disk. 
 
  - Read a disk's geometry. 
 
  - Perform a low-level format operation. 
 
  - Read and write physical sectors.