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C4MAT
The C4MAT command is used to format the CalComp Marksman hard disk. It
performs a surface verification and format function similar to the
NEWDISK utility.
DESCRIPTION
The general syntax of the C4MAT command is:
C4MAT
This command will initialize the entire surface of the hard disk. It is
important to format the disk initially to build directories and sector
maps. Once initialized, the disk should never need to be reinitialized
unless catastrophic damage occurs (like a wild program, writing all over
the disk).
The initialization process destroys all data previously on
the disk and it is vital that disks with good data not be formatted.
The C4MAT program required approximately two hours to run.
When the C4MAT program is run, it will ask you if you are sure you want
to initialize the disk. If you do, type "Y". C4MAT will then ask for a
volume name, which can be up to eight characters in length. The volume
name is stored in the disk information sector and is displayed by the
CAT command and others. Be absolutely sure the disk is not write
protected when you run the C4MAT program. An initial directory capable
of storing up to 250 files is build upon the disk. The directory will
expand if more than 250 files are placed on the disk.
Due to the large size and high density of the disk, it is not unusual
for several bad sectors to be found. The program will abort if it
cannot find at least 60,000 good free sectors on the disk.
All bad
sectors are automatically bypassed.
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