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From: ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: RLL controllers & MFM disks
Message-ID: <1989Sep15.074504.6420@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 15 Sep 89 07:45:04 GMT
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In article <1989Sep14.163540.10746@i88.isc.com> iuster@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.  I just got my new 386-clone with a WD1006V-SRZ and a
Seagate 4114 hard disk (I understand this is a 4096 certified for
RLL).  The people that sold me this system tried ,at first, to set it
up with an Adaptec ACB-2372 controller. They told me this combination
did NOT work.  I took their word as gospel and switched to the WD
controller.

My current set up (WD controller + 4114) works fine under DOS. The real
test for me is when (pretty soon I hope) I install 386/ix on this
machine.