1 Jan
2020
1 Jan
'20
16:28
On 2020-01-01 10:24 AM, Dave Howorth wrote:
Oh, and tapes used to whizz backwards and forwards when the OS was using them to load overlays. Many tape systems could only read forwards so had to be completely rewound and then searched forwards to access any earlier blocks on the tape. I think some of the DEC systems were able to rewind one block at a time?
I only saw overlays with head per track disks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org