Re: Pro/Venix Installation

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From: Charles Lasner
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 08:58

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In article <1992Aug31.045249.21387@rata.vuw.ac.nz> don@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Don Stokes) writes:
>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).

The DECmates and Rainbows (and apparently PROs) format to 16 sectors/track,
not 17 like most applications.  Thus, a large disk looks "smaller" than a
smaller disk looks smaller still.

cjl

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