CrossDOS

CrossDOS

Developer	CONSULTRON
Full name	CrossDOS
Introduced	10/1/89 (AmigaDOS)
Partition identifier	MSH\0
Structures
Directory contents	Table
File allocation	Linked list
Bad blocks	Cluster tagging
Limits
Max filename length	8.3 filename
Allowed characters in filenames	All ASCII except any of <>."|+=;,\/[]:[1]
Features
Dates recorded	creation, modified, access
Date range	1980-01-01 to 2107-12-31
Forks	No
Attributes	read-only, hidden, system, volume label, subdirectory, archive
File system permissions	No
Transparent compression	No
Transparent encryption	No
Supported operating systems	AmigaDOS

CrossDOS is file system for AmigaDOS. It was bundled with AmigaOS 2.1 and later, though it did work under Amiga OS 2.04. Its function was to allow working with floppy disks formatted for PCs (amongst others). It also allowed an Amiga to read disks formatted with an Atari ST.

Notable features include:

• ASCII text filter (Could add or remove CR/LF as needed)
• Automatic disk-change detection
• MS-DOS Hard disk configuration software
• Support for Double Density and High Density

Amongst others. When mounting a CrossDOS disk you would refer to the floppy drive as PC0: and PC1: rather than DF0: and DF1:

References

1. ^ Kitsel Outlaw, Ross Hippely, Leslie Jones, and Barbara Siwirski, Workbench 3.0 (UK: Commodore Business Machines, 1992), 7.3

See also

• Amiga Fast File System
• Amiga Old File System
• List of file systems
• Comparison of file systems