| Abstract: | This note describes a robust, simple-to-implement filestore. The filestore provides facilities for creating named, dynamically allocated files which can be accessed via a block level interface (both randomly and sequentially). The design is particularly well-suited to the type of environment found on personal computers, word processors, and other stand alone systems where a high degree of resilience against hardware and software malfunction is required. It is ideally suited for use with floppy discs or any other cheap removable rotating medium, because of its high reliability and good performance, gained at the price of a slight reduction in available disc capacity. |
