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Article #3882Re: MFM -- RLL drive
From: VanZandt
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 12:35
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 12:35
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In article <1990Oct4.231018.16788@watserv1.waterloo.edu> ssingh@watserv1.waterloo.edu ($anjay [+] $ingh - Indy Studz) writes:
>In article <4431@bwdls58.UUCP> mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) writes:
>>sectors under MFM, RLL, and ADRT/ARLL. My new Seagate 251-1 worked only
> ^^^^^^^^^
>What is that???
ARLL stands for Advanced Run Length Limited. ADRT is Advanced Data Recording
Technique, a term invented by Perstore for their form of ARLL. ADRT yields 80%
more capacity than MFM (vs. 50% more for RLL). I have heard it's supposed
to be more reliable as well. I'd like to hear from users.
- Jim Van Zandt
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