30 Oct
2001
30 Oct
'01
2:23 p.m.
On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
It's conceivable that the software that the
Apple][ used didn't look
for an index pulse until, nominally, the "right" time, at whic point
it waited for it, then proceeded, in which case the extra holes in the
index track (not a magnetic track) would have no impact.
The Apple Disk ][ simply has no mechanism for even detecting the index
hole, so this is not even moot.
I'm having trouble parsing your paragraph so you may well be saying the
same thing.
The format was, nevertheless, soft-sectored, thereby
allowing a smooth
transition from 13 sectors to 16 sectors, without a major redesign.
Yes.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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