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Each new disc is like a ‘music’ record without its grooves. Before it can be used the magnetic surface must be organised into ‘tracks’ and ‘sectors’.
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© 1985 Graham Leah
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Leah, G. (1985). Formatting New Discs. In: Operating the BBC Microcomputer. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08491-3_4
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