[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Mastery Development Software Copy



Henry wrote:
Hey Michael.


If there's data on fractional tracks, it will show up nicely, as will
spiral tracking.  Of course, non-standard formatting also shows up.


Spiral tracking?  What's that?

Writing fractional-length tracks on adjacent fractional tracks,
so that the actual recorded information describes a stepped spiral
on the disk surface.

When such disks boot, the head makes a relatively smooth movement
across the tracks.

I never had much luck with the hi-res disk scanning.  Am I mssing something?

It's a little like a microscope--you have to observe several normal
and abnormal specimens to learn to interpret the scan.

-michael

NadaNet networking for Apple II computers!
Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."