16-sector disks?

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Wed Sep 1 10:58:56 1999

> How common are 16-sector hard sectored disks?

Not very common.

>
> I found some disks for my AES 7100, and that's what they are (17
> holes!).

Yep, index plus 16 sector holes. The 17th one is oddly positioned to the
rest so the system can tell it's at the start/end of the media.

Oh, 10 sector (NS*) have 11 holes (if you want to be picky 12... theres
that big one dead center<grin>).

> Unfortunately, the only Software disk I found only boots part way. The
> other disks are Data disks, and they give me an error when I try to boot
> from them. <s>

No idea on the system used, likely unique to them.

Allison
Received on Wed Sep 01 1999 - 10:58:56 BST