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Article #7888Re: Weird disk problem. Help!!!
From: Phil Ngai
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 1991 17:32
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 1991 17:32
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ching@brahms.amd.com (Mike Ching) writes: >One of the advantages of embedded controllers like SCSI and IDE is that >the electronics can be tailored to the characteristics of the drive and >common encodings don't have to be used. The transfer rate of small Conner >drives indicate that they're RLL or ARLL. The large drives have caches >which mask the transfer rates but it's reasonable to assume that they >also use sophisticated encoding schemes. Another advantage is that they can use Zone Bit Recording, where the transfer rate depends on which cylinder you're on, and the "geometry" is a variable. -- Save water! Use disposable diapers.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!veritas!amdcad!brahms!phil From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Weird disk problem. Help!!! Message-ID: <1991Feb25.173229.5221@amd.com> Date: 25 Feb 91 17:32:29 GMT References: <-~`&%Z+@rpi.edu> <1651@ariadne.csi.forth.GR> <7Z`&Y+@rpi.edu> <1991Feb23.183432.20625@amd.com> Sender: usenet@amd.com (NNTP Posting) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Lines: 14