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The Vortex Format is a standard floppy disc format for 3.5" and 5.25" floppy discs with 80 tracks and two heads. Especially in Germany it is the standard format for external drives. In other countries other formats may have a higher priority.

Characteristics of the Vortex Format:

80 tracks
2 sides
512 byte sector size
sector numbers 1-9
9 sectors (512 byte) per track, so 18 sectors per cylinder
2 reserved tracks
704 KB per disc

Further it is possible to boot CP/M 2.2 and Plus form this format, when using VDOS or XD-DOS.

DOS / OS supporting the Vortex Format:

CP/M 2.2 (Dobbertin or Vortex patch)
CP/M Plus (Dobbertin patch)
D-DOS (Dobbertin)
FutureOS (FutureSoft)
VDOS (Vortex)
XD-DOS (Dobbertin)
and some RSX expansions (in RAM, not ROM)

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	The Vortex Format is a standard floppy disc format for 3.5" and 5.25" floppy discs with 80 tracks and two heads. Especially in ~~germany~~ it is the standard format for external drives. In other countries other formats may have a higher priority.		The Vortex Format is a standard floppy disc format for 3.5" and 5.25" floppy discs with 80 tracks and two heads. Especially in Germany it is the standard format for external drives. In other countries other formats may have a higher priority.