2010-02-19
We found that it is quite annoying that all the format analysers report back a wrong side warning for flippy disks. Although it is technically correct (reading side 1 and reporting back side 0 for formats that have side information embedded in headers), but practically it is not, as flipping the disk is simulated...
We need to introduce the idea of intended/logical side just like there is a disctintion between the physical track and the logical track. It affects all subsystems, so it is probably a rather big change, but it is worthwhile.