Re: Whole track writing code?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Linards Ticmanis wrote:

<snip>

> > I see... but eight sync bytes in a row should always be enough to sync 
> > up reliably, shouldn't they?
>
>
> Correct.

I should have added that re-writes of data can clobber a few sync
bytes, so writing 8-10 leaves room for some leading nibbles to
get overwritten while still ensuring >6 intact sync nibbles.

-michael

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