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Disc format

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added fat and prem
== Standard CPC disc formats ==
* '''Data''': 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &C1 to &C9. 64 directory entries. Can also be read by [[PCW]]s. The useable capacity is 178k.* '''System''': 180k single-sided. 40 tracks of nine 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &41 to &49. 64 directory entries. Two reserved tracks containing CP/M BIOS. The useable capacity is 169k.* '''IBM''': 160k single-sided. 40 tracks of eight 512-byte sectors each. Sectors numbered &01 to &08. Provided for compatibility with CP/M-86 (?). The useable capacity is 158k.* '''Vendor''': Term used for System format discs with no software in the reserved tracks. The useable capacity is 169k.
== Third-party CPC disc formats ==
* [[XexorFAT]] formats (also invented by MS-DOS; supported by [[ParaDOSSymbOS]])* , [[ROMDOSDOS Copy]] formats (also supported by , [[ParaDOS]]: D80 supported by [[S-DOSReadDSK]] and , [[400K/SSymDOS]])
* [[MS800]] formats
* [[Stream2#MoDOS|Prem]] format (supported by [[Stream2]])
* [[RODOS]] formats
* [[ROMDOS]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]]: D80 supported by [[S-DOS]] and [[400K/S]])
* [[Ultraform]]
* [[Xexor]] formats (also supported by [[ParaDOS]])
* XD-DOS etc.??