====== Long Track ======

One of the simplest and most effective [[glossary:copy protection]] schemes used on the Commodore Amiga.

{{ track:long.png|Long track density graph}}

This is where the [[glossary:trace machine|disk mastering hardware]] reduces the size of the [[glossary:bit cell|bit cells]], which allows more data to be written on any one track. This is something which cannot be done on an Amiga.

An alternate way of producing a long track is to slow down the disk drive which in practice it has the same effect - the bit cells take less space, so there can be more cells written to the same area.

Writing short tracks uses exactly the same techniques, but obviously using a wider bit cell width rather than shorter.