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Article #8398

MFM as an RLL drive?

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From: Moises Lejter
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1989 16:03
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	(My apologies if this has been discussed before - I just joined.)

	Is it possible to use a MFM hard disk drive with an RLL
	controller? Are there particular MFM drives that will do it?
	How would I tell?

	I have a PC-XT at home with what I believe is an MFM drive and
	controller.  I'm considering buying a second hard-disk, and
	was wondering whether I could just buy an RLL controller and
	disk, and connect my existing hard disk to it as a second
	drive.

	Alternatively, is there any reason not to have both an MFM and
	an RLL controller on the same machine?


	Thanks for any help...
						Moises

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