11 May
2024
11 May
'24
11:16 a.m.
Hi,
Paul W. wrote:
The compilers were table-driven as much as possible,
heavily overlaid,
and used three scratch files on disk (split-cylinder allocated to
minimize seek time).
I didn't know the term ‘split cylinder’. A cylinder has multiple
tracks, each with its own read/write head. Allocate different tracks to
different files and switching files needs no physical movement or
settling time; just electronically switch R/W head.
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Cheers, Ralph.