a $55 byte and continue with $0254 more #$55 bytes.
Example of Full RapidLok Data block:
SYNC $0005 Bytes: 6B BB C9 24 BA FF 35 DF............
Example of Empty RapidLok Data block:
SYNC $0005 Bytes: 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55............
4) The RapidLok Bit Rate:
As far as BIT RATES and storage sizes go, RapidLok formats
tracks in the following manners for the following zones:
Track Zone Bit-Rate # of Sectors
--------------------------------------------------------
1-17 $60 12
19-35 $40 11
5) The RapidLok Extra-Sector
After all the headers and data blocks for each sector of a track
are written out, a special "extra-sector" is written on the disk as
part of the RapidLok's main protection scheme. The block has a SYNC
LENGTH of $0014, and begins with a #$55 byte. The first byte is
followed by a certain number of #$7B bytes in a row, giving the
entire block a specific LENGTH. A special "decoder" master-key
block is written on track 36 of each RapidLok disk. At the
beginning BOOT of the program, RapidLok DOS moves the disk-drive
head to track 36, reads in the special key, decodes it and ends up
with a list of 35 numbers. Each number is the specific length of
the EXTRA SECTOR for each equivalent track! During RapidLok file
loads, if the DOS extra-sector length does not match the master-key
number for that track, the DOS dies. The MASTER-KEY on track 36 is
the most difficult portion of RapidLok formats to reproduce.
Example of Extra-sector:
SYNC $0014 Bytes: 55 7B 7B 7B 7B 7B.....7B (x amount of bytes)
6) Overview of RapidLok DOS:
Each track contains sectors 0-11 (Tracks 1-17) or sectors 0-10
(Tracks 19-35). Each "sector" is composed of a header block
beginning with a $75 and is followed by a data-block beginning with
a $6B (or a $55 if blank). Each RapidLok track also contains a
reference header AND an extra-sector of special length that must
match a "master-key". Remember, during loads, RapidLok DOS is
K.J. REVEALED TRILOGY PAGE [89] (C)1990 K.J.P.B.
<<previous page -
next page>>