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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RLL controllers & MFM disks
Summary: 4096 RLL'ed
Message-ID: <143@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 89 02:00:11 GMT
References: <1989Sep14.163540.10746@i88.isc.com>
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In article <1989Sep14.163540.10746@i88.isc.com>, iuster@laicy.i88.isc.com (Dan F. Iuster) writes:
> I am considering buying an Adaptec RLL controller to use on a 
> Seagate 4096 - 80Mb drive.  I understand that the 4096's are not
> rated for RLL, nevertheless I was told that it works 90% of the
> time.  The reason for doing this is to get the additional 30% or
> so increase in capacity for almost free.

A local friend has had good luck running the Seagate 4096 drives 
with the Perstor 180 ARRL controller - which yields around 145
megabytes per drive.  I have heard of others running the drives
with an Adaptec 2372 1:1 controller - but I would personally 
feel better using Micropolis or Miniscribe drives.
-- 
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