Defining Disk Image Dump Standard

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed May 31 15:34:17 2000

I just considered another bit of data that might be useful to store in the
Archive Header.

If one were to have to read the raw bytes off of a track due to some
non-standard format, it would be helpful to know at what rate the disk
drive that read the disk was spinning so that if and when that archive was
used to re-create the original disk, the writing drive could be adjusted
to match the speed at which it was read. This is pretty imperative.

A quick test can be done before the disk is read to determine the RPM. Of
course, having an optimally tuned drive would be recommended if one is to
be serious about creating software archives for posterity.

Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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