32 sector 8" floppies

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Fri Jul 30 10:04:18 1999

Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> It would be well to remember that, back when hard-sectoring was common, it
> was considered more efficient than soft-sectoring. Shugart 801 drives were
> certainly available with hard-sector support as an option. Hard-sectoring
> did cost more, hence died off quickly enough.

Why was hard-sectoring considered more efficient? IIRC, the soft sectored
disks had more capacity than a comparable hard-sectored disk.
Received on Fri Jul 30 1999 - 10:04:18 BST