Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?

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From: Michael Wong
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 00:00

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>> >Actually the Ultrastar 9ZX has started shipping and it sustains about
>> >20MB/sec.

>> Not under real-world conditions.  You're talking about
>> contiguous-block transfers on a nearly empty hard drive.  In the real
>> world, drives are partially full and fragmented.

>Contiguous blocks, yes.  Empty/full has nothing to do with transfer rate
>except the drives transfer files located near the OD faster than those near
>the ID.  Most workstation hard drives are not very fragmented.

First you say that empty/full has nothing to do with transfer rate,
and then you admit that it makes drives slower as they fill up (since
they move toward the inner tracks), proving yourself wrong before you
even finish the sentence.

Then, you say that workstation hard drives are not very fragmented,
with absolutely ZERO evidence to support your claim.  Your penchant
for unsupported and just plain indefensible statements is as strong as
ever, Ron.

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From: nospam_mikwon@ebtech.net (Michael Wong)
Subject: Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?
Date: 1997/12/14
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