Article-I.D.: ihelp.492
Posted: Sat Mar 22 13:54:27 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 24-Mar-86 00:28:54 EST
References: <142@atari.UUcp> <8603201326.AA06943@ucbvax.berkeley.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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> I don't know where you got your information but the "S bit" you describe
> is definately not correct. All 8 bits of the last byte of the sector are
> use for byte count. Of course the MSB (your "S bit") can be a 1 only in
> double density.
>
> David Young
> -------
He got it from the ATARI Personal Computer System OPERATING SYSTEM Users
Manual, section 5, page 84; which I have sitting in my lap this minute.
Are you saying the manual is wrong? This manual came directly from ATARI.
Daryl Monge
AT&T
Bell Labs, Naperville, Ill
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