The Vortex Format is a standard floppy disc format for 3.5" and 5.25" floppy discs with 80 tracks and two heads. Especially in Germany it is the standard format for external drives. In other countries other formats may have a higher priority.
== Characteristics of the Vortex Format: ==
* 80 tracks
* 2 sides
Further it is possible to boot CP/M 2.2 and Plus form this format, when using [[VDOS]] or [[XD-DOS]].
== DOS / OS supporting the Vortex Format: ==
*[[CP/M 2.2]] (Dobbertin or Vortex patch)
*[[CP/M 3.0|CP/M Plus]] (Dobbertin patch)
*[[D-DOS]] (Dobbertin)
*[[FutureOS]] (FutureSoft)