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From: Don Stokes
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:52

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lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) writes:
> Isn't RD52 the Quantum 540?  This is a 30-odd meg disk.  The RD53 is a
> Micropolis 1325 and is 64 Megs formatted DEC style.  (Often called a 70-
> something Meg disk elsewhere. DEC's penchant for 16 sectors instead of
> 17 causes this sized disk's "penalty" to be noticeable.)

Eh, wot?  Is this just a Pro problem?  My RD53 formats to 17 sectors just
fine on my VAXstation II at home (RQDX3 controller).

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Don Stokes, ZL2TNM (DS555)                      don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (home)
Network Manager, Computing Services Centre          don@vuw.ac.nz (work)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.           +64-4-495-5052

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