Re: *** GMX Spamverdacht *** Re: Another DOS oddity...

From: Greg King <greg.king5_at_verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:16:07 -0400
Message-id: <FB17192FF9794C8292DF1B72E36C3B25@Kaiser>
From: "A. Fachat"; on Sunday, June 09, 2013; at 3:27 PM -0400
>
> The drive goes back to track 18 only when, during its processing,
> it needs to reload the BAM or update the number of blocks on a SEQ file.
> This does not happen if you create a PRG with SAVE, as this is done
> in a single OPEN/LISTEN/SECLISTEN/Data transfer/UNLISTEN/CLOSE
> sequence.
>
> If you create a PRG file using ",P,W" open, and write it piece by piece,
> it also will go back to track 18 to update the BAM and/or directory 
> entry.

That is true of the drive motor, also.  It won't time out until the DOS 
sees UNTALK/UNLISTEN. 


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