TArntsen: Documenting the format

2020-05-22T14:46:29Z

Documenting the format

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 This program copies the directory on SATELLITE/COMPACT computers onto a set of floppy disks.
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 The program now tells you how many pages there are on the disk to be copied, and how many floppy disks you need for it. The floppy disks referred to here are double-sided/double-density. If they are not formatted, the backup program will format them. Check that the floppy disks are not write protected.
-For copying a full 21 Mb disk (SATELLITE/9), 18 floppy disks are needed. If the program uses more floppy disks than predicted, this means that either the floppy disks are not very good, or that the floppy hardware may be in need
+For copying a full 21 MB disk (SATELLITE/9), 18 floppy disks are needed. If the program uses more floppy disks than predicted, this means that either the floppy disks are not very good, or that the floppy hardware may be in need
 of service. While copying, the program asks for a new floppy disk each time the one being copied to is full. The floppy disks will be numbered consecutively starting with 1. The floppy disk number, the disk directory it was copied
 from, and the backup date will be written to each floppy disk. It takes about 1.75 minutes to fill one floppy disk and you will be informed when the last disk has been filled.<ref>{{ND-doc|60.250.1 EN}}</ref>
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 == See also ==
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 == References ==
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 [[Category:Software]]

Tingo: created WINCH-TO-FLOPP page

2020-05-20T18:59:41Z

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This program copies the directory on SATELLITE/COMPACT computers onto a set of floppy disks.

When the program has been loaded, it will first print a heading and then ask for disk type.

You are next asked for the backup date. Answer by typing a string of not more than 50 characters. This string will be written to the backup floppy disks and can be checked later if the backup is copied back to the disk.

The program now tells you how many pages there are on the disk to be copied, and how many floppy disks you need for it. The floppy disks referred to here are double-sided/double-density. If they are not formatted, the backup program will format them. Check that the floppy disks are not write protected.

For copying a full 21 Mb disk (SATELLITE/9), 18 floppy disks are needed. If the program uses more floppy disks than predicted, this means that either the floppy disks are not very good, or that the floppy hardware may be in need
of service. While copying, the program asks for a new floppy disk each time the one being copied to is full. The floppy disks will be numbered consecutively starting with 1. The floppy disk number, the disk directory it was copied
from, and the backup date will be written to each floppy disk. It takes about 1.75 minutes to fill one floppy disk and you will be informed when the last disk has been filled.<ref>{{ND-doc|60.250.1 EN}}</ref>
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== See also ==
* [[FLOPP-TO-WINCH]]

== Product number ==
* [[:Category:ND-210628|ND-210628]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Software]]

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