Re: format difference between a 4040 and a 1541

From: Francesco Messineo <*francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com*> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:32:01 +0200 Message-ID: <CAESs-_ze4-dZy81b6tKszrE0enQNBvYudVg8UAkK0UiQs=4kWw_at_mail.gmail.com> · francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com

On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM André Fachat <afachat_at_gmx.de> wrote:
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> It could very well be that there is a difference in gap length between formatting a disk and writing a sector. Those are two different code paths IIRC.

yes, this is what I'm observing on the 4040 formatted floppy. I was
just curious to know if someone can identify what is going on on the
actual code.

Frank