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

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From: Ron Reaugh
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 00:00

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jake@binghamton wrote in article <3489f02a.0@bingnews.binghamton.edu>...
> Multitasking means there's a signigicant portion of operation swapping
> between mutiple devices. Multitasking across 2 or 3 devices once in a
while
> is not considered multitasking in this sence, thus can't justify the
extrs
> investment in SCSI, both controller and hard drives.
> Ok, I saw there were quite a few replied to my post in this issue, I'll
try
> to make my points clear once for good.
> 
> 1. The original question was "Is it possible to get 16MB/sec", the answer
is
> no, no Hard drive can sustain that. Neither EIDE nor SCSI.

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

Regards,

Ron Reaugh

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From: "Ron Reaugh" <Ron-Reaugh@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?
Date: 1997/12/07
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