Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!fernwood!apple!well!dsmall
From: dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: question SPECTRE GCR
Message-ID: <14801@well.UUCP>
Date: 3 Dec 89 09:18:13 GMT
References: <617@kubix.kub.nl>
Reply-To: dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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The referenced question asks compatibility between Spectre GCR/1040 ST and
a Mac II.

	We have had no problems in our lab moving a considerable number of
disks back and forth between them. My only suggestion, on the 2.0/2.3 release
(they are the same, BTW) is to format on the Spectre. Spectre formats to 1:2
interleave, which makes for fast Spectre GCR writes, and Mac II formats to
1:1 interleave, which makes for slow Spectre GCR writes. (We expect to fix
this in the 2.5 release).

	Try replying to "hplabs!boulder!tcr!gadgets!dsmall" and see what
happens.

	-- thanks, Dave Small / Gadgets