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The first section of this chapter introduces some of the terms used in disc handling and describes some of the basic disc handling functions. The second section describes how you can protect your discs and files from accidental overwriting. Finally, the third section tells you how to get hold of disc characteristics.

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© 1985 Barry Morrell and Peter Whittle

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Morrell, B., Whittle, P. (1985). Disc Operations. In: CP/M 80 Programmer’s Guide. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08123-3_6

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