26 Aug
1998
26 Aug
'98
12:25 a.m.
Don Maslin wrote:
On the other hand, one of the outer tracks - the one
that contains the
directory - is accessed much more frequently than any other. It is there
In most of its 5.25" and 8" incarnations, TRSDOS (we're talking half a
dozen operating systems here despite the common name) put the directory
track near the center for speed of access. The track generally
accessed by _marginal_ (and failing) equipment is is Track Zero, the
boot track.
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Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
Bill Gates has this situation where the federal government wants him
convicted for attempting a monopoly. Has Bill considered responding
with a question as to why there's only one Justice Department?