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From: scjones@thor.UUCP (Larry Jones)
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Subject: Re: Can you RLL format the Seagate ST251 drive?
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Date: 11 Sep 90 15:01:25 GMT
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In article <1990Sep10.162707.18613@amd.com>, phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
> RLL simply increases the data bit density (but NOT the flux
> transition density) and does not affect the geometry (#tracks and
> #heads) at all.

RLL doesn't affect the geometry but it most certainly DOES increase
the flux density.  The average density may not increase (I'm not
sure), but the maximum density is about 50% greater than MFM.
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