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Most systems/formats/protocols were not robust against data corruption ca. 1990, so it might have been to detect corruption of the master copy in transit to the
by 0xcde4c3db 3y ago
Most systems/formats/protocols were not robust against data corruption ca. 1990, so it might have been to detect corruption of the master copy in transit to the factory (whether that be via floppy, tape, EPROM, modem, etc.).