Packet Size - 50*I words divided into segments of I
words each.
I is the number of words needed to contain 24
characters.
Description
| Segment 1 |
Contains the compound identification (ID)
code |
| Segment 2-50 |
Contains the update history of the file: the
name of theprogram writing the file; the date on
which the file was written as dd/mm/yy; and the
time at which the file was written as hh:mm:ss.
After 48 updates, segment 3 is lost and the latest
one is added to the end of the record, as in a LILO
stack. Segment 2, showing the originating program
name (and the date and time, if present), is always
retained. |
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