Date   : Wed, 19 Dec 1990 22:55:26 GMT
From   : eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!pm111@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Paul Martin)
Subject: UUCP and CPM Plus

In article <ns.661089427@iddth2> ns@iddth2.id.dk (Nick Sandru (langt haar))
writes:

>>What is the convention for the "true" file length byte in CPM Plus?
>>(It's set by setting flag f6' and putting the byte value in CR).
>>I assume it is the number of unused bytes in the last sector. Is this right?
>
>It is the number of the _used_ bytes in the last 128-byte record.

If that's so, is a value of zero in this place mean that the last block
contains 128 used bytes? The "unused bytes" scenario seems more natural...

Clarification anyone?


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