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<>OK, I'll bite. A PDS directory block has an 8-byte count area, an
8-byte key area, and a 256-byte data area.
Aha!
<>When is a directory block not 256 bytes long?
<>When 8 is not equal to 0. Which is why the number of directory
blocks per
3390 track is what it is and not larger.
I admit that you sucked me into your guessing game of wits once more.
Since
8 is always "not equal to 0", therefore a PDS directory block always
has a
data area that is not 256 bytes. Since this is impossible, I am now
supposed
to plead with you to reveal this latest conundrum of yours. You can
explain
in plain language what I am overlooking if you wish, but I give up on
the
guessing game. You win again, Seymour, as you always must. Oh please,
please
tell me the secret. Pretty please with sugar on top.
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I THINK the difference arises because of the key. While many of us tend
to ignore the key when referring to directory block, Seymour chooses NOT
to ignore this value.
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