origins of IBM 3740 diskette format

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:03:58 +0000

Yes, but,...

In FORTRAN, columns 73 - 80 are reserved for housekeeping, such as
resequencing dropped decks.
THerefore, the information content in FORTRAN could be said to be 72 bytes
per card, NOT 80.
Received on Sat Feb 26 2005 - 15:04:12 GMT