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> So floppies are RLL too. Yes, in the strict sense of the word. But I think that back in the day MFM indicated a specific (and simple) subset of RLL, while RL
by gattilorenz 5y ago
> So floppies are RLL too.
Yes, in the strict sense of the word. But I think that back in the day MFM indicated a specific (and simple) subset of RLL, while RLL disks were using more efficient encoding.
The SuperDisk came out in 96, but the technology for RLL was around in the early 90s (since it was popular for hard drives), and could have used the same media as regular disks, essentially giving you more space "for free" (kinda like formatting disks as DMF, but better), at a time where the floppy was THE media