30 Oct
2001
30 Oct
'01
12:16 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.
No, it is not conceivable, since there is no light and photocell to EVER
EVER see the index pulse.
The format was, nevertheless, soft-sectored, thereby
allowing a smooth
transition from 13 sectors to 16 sectors, without a major redesign.
Except that they did too much in firmware, . . .