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From: akcs.larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Perstor HD controllers
Message-ID: <[2579aaa5:372.1]comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 3 Dec 89 23:23:58 GMT
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>Anyone out there used the HD controllers from PERSTOR ? I was wondering if
>they are worth the additional $125 or so over a WD1006 type controller.
>In particular, do they really work with MFM (non-RLL) drives reliably ?

The throughput on the Perstor controllers will average 1/3 that of the
WD1006V-SR2.  If you want speed - the Perstor is a mistake - if you want
space - then maybe the Perstor is what you need.