8 Apr
2021
8 Apr
'21
9:29 a.m.
On 4/8/21 8:40 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
On Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 09:34 Chuck Guzis <cclist at
sydex.com
<mailto:cclist at sydex.com>> wrote:
There's a big difference--in a WORM, unwritten sectors *mean* something.
For archival purposes, in what way does an unwritten sector on a WORM
mean more than an unwritten sector (with no data field present) of a
floppy? Neither can be accurately archived without representing the fact
that it is unwritten.
Simple--a WORM contains the entire history of information on the disc;
nothing is ever lost. A floppy can have data overwritten--and probably
does (e.g. directories and allocation maps) The only way to update a
WORM is to add to it.
--Chuck