General - IBM 1130 User Manual

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To make effective use of your disk storage capability,

you need to know the way the disk is organized and

the way your data will be set up on it. This section

deals exclusively with the use of the disk as a data

storage device. Although it is desirable (and often

necessary) to store programs and subprograms on

the disk, these normally present little difficulty,

since the 1130 Monitor system handles most of the

details involved.

The way in which the disk is used can signifi-

cantly affect:

1. The amount of data that can fit into the avail-

able disk space

2. The running speed of programs using disk

3. The basic practicality of many jobs. (An

improperly organized disk file can make the space

and time requirements of some jobs appear excessive,

w hen in reality they need not be. )

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