Tandy 1400LT - Page 242

6. Recording Format
RECORDING FORMAT
The format of the data recorded on the disk is totally a function of the host system, and can be designed around the
user’s application to take best advantage
of the total available bits that can be written on any track.
Table
C-4, Fig. C-19, C-20, and Fig. C-21 show the typical recommended format.
IBM FORMAT Tandy FORMAT
128/256 BytedSector
15 Sectors (FM) 16 Sectors
256/5 12 Bytes/Sector
9 Sectors 9 Sectors
5 12/1024 BytedSector
4 Sectors 5 Sectors
Table C-4. Recommended 1MB Format
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