Apple IIe - Page 213

Cassette and Disk Storage with the Apple lie 213
Illustration 5-15. Random and Sequential Data Files
Random File
SECTOR 1
SECTOR 2 SECTOR 3
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Record 1
Record 2 Record 3
200 Bytes
200 Bytes 200 Bytes
Sequential
Files
SECTOR 1
SECTOR 2
SECTOR 3
~!I 11 ! I ! I
t \ I t \ I
Record 1 Record 2 Record 3 Record 4
200 Bytes 80 Bytes 190 Bytes 200 Bytes
*Example
assumes 256 bytes per sector.