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Re: DOS 3.3 VTOC Puzzle: Precise Meaning of "Last Track Allocated"
- Subject: Re: DOS 3.3 VTOC Puzzle: Precise Meaning of "Last Track Allocated"
- From: jutland1916@hotmail.com
- Date: 18 Mar 2005 12:35:44 -0800
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Andy I'm sorry, I don't mean to be dense, but I don't follow what you
mean:
>The field is usually ignored by disk utilities, which just pack the
files
> in any way they see fit. It's just an optimization that may or may
not
> be useful. If it's wrong, it's ignored.
Is "field" the same as track or sector?
> What is it you expect to gain by examining this field?
I'm just trying to understand how DOS actually worked and why the disk
image appears the way it does.
Thanks, Mark