Re: MFM on RLL?

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From: John C. Archambeau
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 1990 03:56

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paravia@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark David Kakatsch) writes:
>Can an MFM drive be connected to an RLL controller? I can get a 40Mbyte 
>MFM drive for free, but I've got a '386 w/ an 65Mbyte RLL. (Gateway). I 
>know that MFM is pretty slow for a 386, but since it would be free, I wouldn't
>mind...Thanks much.

Yes it can, but you will get mixed answers on the reliability of the
configuration.  I personally would NEVER hook an MFM drive to an RLL
controller.  Some will say it will work, but it's not worth the chance.  Now
since you've got the drive for free, you might be willing to chance it.
 
     // JCA

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