2006/3/9, Paul de Weerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > This signature is represented (in binary) as 0b1010101001010101. The > alternating bit pattern was thought to be a protection against certain > failures (drive or controller). > > Of course, this is an i386ism (also present on amd64 I believe). Lots > of other architectures may take different approaches. >
Nice explanation, thank you!
