Lisa Source Code
Chuck Guzis
cclist at sydex.com
Thu Apr 8 11:29:23 CDT 2021
On 4/8/21 8:40 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 09:34 Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com
> <mailto:cclist at sydex.com>> wrote:
>
> There's a big difference--in a WORM, unwritten sectors *mean* something.
>
>
> For archival purposes, in what way does an unwritten sector on a WORM
> mean more than an unwritten sector (with no data field present) of a
> floppy? Neither can be accurately archived without representing the fact
> that it is unwritten.
Simple--a WORM contains the entire history of information on the disc;
nothing is ever lost. A floppy can have data overwritten--and probably
does (e.g. directories and allocation maps) The only way to update a
WORM is to add to it.
--Chuck
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