The Amiga trackdisk device directly drives the disk, controls the disk
motors, reads raw data from the tracks, and writes raw data to the tracks.
Normally, you use the AmigaDOS functions to write or read data from the
disk. The trackdisk device is the lowest-level software access to the disk
data and is used by AmigaDOS to access the disks. The trackdisk device
supports the usual commands such as CMD_WRITE and CMD_READ. In addition,
it supports an extended form of these commands to allow additional control
over the trackdisk device.
NEW FEATURES FOR VERSION 2.0
Feature Description
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TD_GETGEOMETRY Device Command
TD_EJECT Device Command
IOTF_INDEXSYNC Device Command Flag
IOTF_WORDSYNC Device Command Flag
Fast RAM Buffers Now Supported
Compatibility Warning:
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The new features for 2.0 are not backwards compatible.
Trackdisk Device Commands and Functions
Device Interface
Advanced Commands
Disk Status Commands
Commands for Diagnostics and Repair
Notification of Disk Changes
Commands for Low-Level Access
Trackdisk Device Errors
Example Trackdisk Program
Additional Information on the Trackdisk Device