On 02/03/11 03:36, Fred Cisin wrote:
Send one to Philip. But, don't tell him
what's special about the format
until he ferrets it out! :-)
If memory serves, it's a GCR based format recorded in 9-zone Z-CLV.
Constant bit density mode, in other words.
Of course, the bloody technical reference manual is missing almost all
the relevant figures, and provides no details about the GCR coding
scheme other than the sync pattern (lots an' lots o' 1s -- how predictable).
Hmm.
--
Phil.
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