This cartridge requires at least a MSX2 computer with internal or external disk drive. The MSX however does not support sub-directories, unless you use an MSX turbo R computer, the original MSX-DOS2 cartridge or one of its European versions.

The format used for 3.5' and 5.25' disks is FAT12, as also used by MS-DOS and derivatives. MSX system can have up to 4 physical disk controllers attached at the same time. If there are no options available this question will be skipped. You can choose them by selecting the appropriate number from the keyboard. The number of options depends of the disk controller firmware. Typically you will get a list of different formats that the controller can support. Each disk controller has its own options to select from. The next question depends of what controller the selected drive was associated with. In case there is only one active drive, this question will be skipped. If the system has more than one active physical or logical drive that can be formatted, the first question will be 'Drive name?' followed by list of valid options.

When the instruction is asking questions the procedure can still be cancelled with CTRL+STOP without changing the disk content. This instruction does not take parameters, but asks the needed information in interactive mode. 2 CALL FORMAT in Disk Basic + FormatMaster Basicįormats a disk and deletes all existing files.

Format floppy disk