12 Oct
2009
12 Oct
'09
12:59 p.m.
All files just
end up being a series of words one after another so
that all you need to know is the word-size in bits, and the length of
the file.
Ever tried to decode a DECStation WPS I floppy? Two sectors are used
to hold the low-order 8 bits of each word and then a third sector
holds the high-order 4 bits of the words of the other two sectors,
all packed together. 6 bit ASCII, too, with numerous escape codes.