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Article #24281Re: Big Disks
From: L. Maurice Riggins
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 03:42
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 03:42
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In article <14268@oddjob.UChicago.EDU> mcb@oddjob.uchicago.edu.UUCP (He Who Passes Through Locked Doors) writes: <deleted text> > 2) The Integrated Woz Machine (the IC that controls the disk drives) > is socketed in the MacII (and maybe in the SE). Apple doesn't > normally socket chips, so they likely plan on upgrading the IWM. >I wouldn't hold my breath, but I expect to see 1.6M drives eventually. > -Matt From what I read in initial reports about the SE, it's IMZ was different and was clocked at 16 MHz to support the new 1.6 M drives. Don't know if the latter is mandatory, but the articles implied the former machines were clocked at the 8 MHz processor speed on the IMZ. -- Maurice lriggins@afit-ab.ARPA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!lll-tis!afit-ab!lriggins From: lriggins@afit-ab.arpa (L. Maurice Riggins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Big Disks Message-ID: <273@afit-ab.arpa> Date: 23 Jan 88 03:42:16 GMT References: <4708@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <5267@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <14268@oddjob.UChicago.EDU> Reply-To: lriggins@afit-ab.arpa (L. Maurice Riggins) Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology; WPAFB, OH Lines: 19