On 4/8/21 8:40 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > On Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 09:34 Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com > <mailto:ccl...@sydex.com>> wrote: > > There's a big difference--in a WORM, unwritten sectors *mean* something. > > > For archival purposes, in what way does an unwritten sector on a WORM > mean more than an unwritten sector (with no data field present) of a > floppy? Neither can be accurately archived without representing the fact > that it is unwritten.
Simple--a WORM contains the entire history of information on the disc; nothing is ever lost. A floppy can have data overwritten--and probably does (e.g. directories and allocation maps) The only way to update a WORM is to add to it. --Chuck
