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From: ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: RLL controllers & MFM disks
Message-ID: <1989Sep19.062459.3686@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 19 Sep 89 06:24:59 GMT
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In article <379@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <1989Sep15.074504.6420@agate.berkeley.edu>, ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu writes:
>
>|  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.
>
>  I replaced an Adaptek with a WD for use under UNIX, and the
>performance was about 3 times faster. DOS performance was about the
>same. I had a Perstor PS180, but the early models (hard disk only)
>didn't work with UNIX. The WD should work with 386/ix or Xenix.
>-- 
Yes, it does work. I just went through the 386/ix (1.0.6) intallation.
I can't compare the speed to any other options, but it 'feels' fast.