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Article #44069Re: What do I want to see in the Apple of the 90's?
From: phd_ivo
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1989 20:43
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1989 20:43
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>Anyone who says 90 ms seek time isn't slow is lying or brain-dead. How about 90ms over a 100 terabyte surface :-)? If you restricted yourself to half the OD surface (128MB), you get approx. half the average access time. There is of course another problem, if I am correct: To write, the heads must pass twice over the surface (once to erase, I think). /ivo welch
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