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- Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:26 pm
- Forum: Beginning OS Development
- Topic: tracks in a 3.5 floppy disk
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tracks in a 3.5 floppy disk
please someone clarify this(forgive me if I'm asking a foolish question :oops: ) how many tracks in a 3.5 floppy disk? is it 80x2 or 63 :? in tute:Bootloaders 3 says, "There is 18 sectors per track. There is 63 tracks total on floppy disks. If this value is greater then 63, The Floppy Controller wil...
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: Beginning OS Development
- Topic: compute next cluster
- Replies: 9
- Views: 54339
Re: compute next cluster
thank you very much Andyhhp .I think I got the point.but still there is lot to read for me to understand every bit
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: Beginning OS Development
- Topic: compute next cluster
- Replies: 9
- Views: 54339
Re: compute next cluster
sorry for the delay. thanx Andyhhp
but still there is a problem, there is no multiplication by 8 in the code.(please forgive me for my foolishness)
but still there is a problem, there is no multiplication by 8 in the code.(please forgive me for my foolishness)
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:23 pm
- Forum: Beginning OS Development
- Topic: compute next cluster
- Replies: 9
- Views: 54339
Re: compute next cluster
thanx Andyhhp
but thing i want to know is, why we are getting 3/2cx
and why add to bx
but thing i want to know is, why we are getting 3/2cx
and why add to bx
- Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:23 pm
- Forum: Beginning OS Development
- Topic: compute next cluster
- Replies: 9
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compute next cluster
i'm still new to the operating system programming.and i'm really gratefull to your article series. please can some one explain part of the cord below as i found it is very difficult to understand why divided by two ? why getting 3/2 value by adding ? ; compute next cluster mov ax, WORD [cluster] ; i...