17 Jun
1998
17 Jun
'98
6:20 a.m.
<>OK, I know what a track and a sector is, but what is the difference
<>between hardsector and softsector?
<
< Hard sectored disks have a sensor hole (or slot) for every sector. S
<they will have one index hole and 16 sector holes for a 16 sector disk.
17! There is a intermediate hole to signal the start of track (rotation).
Allison
17 Jun
17 Jun
10:19 a.m.
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11:21 a.m.
At 02:20 PM 6/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
<>OK, I know what a track and a sector is, but what is the difference
<>between hardsector and softsector?
<
< Hard sectored disks have a sensor hole (or slot) for every sector. S
<they will have one index hole and 16 sector holes for a 16 sector disk.
17! There is a intermediate hole to signal the start of track (rotation).
Allison
Yes, 1 plus 16 makes 17. The intermediate hole is called an index hole.
Joe
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