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Epson EQUITY 386SX/16 PLUS User Manual

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All disks are divided into data storage compartments by sides,

tracks, and sectors. Double-sided diskettes store data on both

sides. On each side are concentric rings, called tracks, on

which a disk can store data.

A disk is further divided by sectors, which are similar in
shape to pie slices. The figure below provides a simple

representation of tracks and sectors.

Double-sided, double-density diskettes have either 40 or 80

tracks on each side, and double-sided, high-density diskettes
have 80 tracks on each side. Diskettes can have 8, 9, 15, or 18

sectors per track.

A hard disk consists of two or more platters stacked on top of

one another and thus has four or more sides. In addition, a

hard disk has many more tracks per side than a diskette, but
the number of tracks depends on the capacity of the hard

disk. The number of sectors depends on the type of hard disk.

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