Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id <S131479AbRCSOox>; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 09:44:53 -0500
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org
	id <S131488AbRCSOoo>; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 09:44:44 -0500
Received: from tux.rsn.hk-r.se ([194.47.143.135]:37002 "EHLO tux.rsn.bth.se")
	by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id <S131479AbRCSOo1>;
	Mon, 19 Mar 2001 09:44:27 -0500
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:43:31 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Josefsson <gandalf@wlug.westbo.se>
To: Alex Baretta <alex@baretta.com>
cc: Leandro Bernsmuller <leberns@yahoo.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: floppy programming
In-Reply-To: <3AB616D5.421186AE@baretta.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103191542100.8984-100000@tux.rsn.bth.se>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Alex Baretta wrote:

> Leandro Bernsmuller wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > some body know if exist or is possible to do one
> > driver
> > to makes floppy drive use some type of "balanced" bits
> > distribution?
> > ...
> 
> I don't remember where I saw it, but I'm sure there is a program
> which runs on Linux as well as Win32 that improves the data
> capacity of floppies by using one of several possible strategies.
> If I remember correctly it is capable of reaching close to 2.0 Mb
> of useful space. I tried a search on the internet but was unable
> to find it. 

IIRC it's called "2m".

> Before beginning to code, remember to look for what you need. If
> it's anything close to reasonable, you have a nine out of ten
> chance that someone, somewhere, has already done it for you.
> 
> If you actually find it, send me a link to its URL, please.

/Martin


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/