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M Initialise map and root
Initialises the map and root directory of a formatted SCSI drive. (Note
that the format option does this automatically.) This needs to be done
before a new SCSI drive can be used (this option is not required with
Oak drives as they are supplied already initialised).
Information required by SCSIFORM is as follows:
Are you sure
This gives you a last chance to abort before initialising the map and
root directory of the drive - think before you answer
Y
to this one!
File allocation
unit
A value of 512 bytes is the default for 20Mb drives, and 1024 bytes for
all other sizes. On very large drives (>=300Mb), it may be sensible to
choose a larger value in order to reduce the amount of space taken up
by the disc map.
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