18 Dec
2002
18 Dec
'02
1:56 a.m.
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com wrote:
I think the Commodore PET uses modified CUTS. It
records each block
twice, which is why it's relatively slow, but also pretty robust.
If it records each block twice, and one block is bad, which of the two do
you trust?
(Or is there a checksum involved too?)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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