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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: kern/280: new slice manager totally confused about old slice disks
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>> problems if the file system extends into the lost sectors.  Most such
>> problems are avoided by specially handling the 50000-sector "whole
>> disk for FreeBSD" partition table.

>Eh? What's tyhe magic behind 50000?

Either Julian or a Mach developer though of a number and put it in the
boot block.  This number is still with us 2.5 years later.

Bruce