Re: Hard Disk Interrupts?

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From: Tim Tsai
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 02:54

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shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.004154.18282@mcshh.Hanse.DE> chk@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Christian Kuhtz) writes:
>>how is it with RLL/MFM controllers and ESDI ? Same behaviour ?

>Christian,

>I have not noticed any problem with comm interrupts being blocked too
>long with neither UltraStore 12f nor WD1007A-WA2 ESDI controllers.

  I have tried an Ultrastor 14F and was unable to transfer at
high speeds (the 14F was holding the dma channel too long).
This probably depends on the motherboard, BIOS, etc though.

-- 
  Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere
  in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. <Calvin>

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From: it1@ra.msstate.edu (Tim Tsai)
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Subject: Re: Hard Disk Interrupts?
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Date: 21 Aug 92 02:54:27 GMT
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