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From: jzl@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: RLL + Segate ST251-1
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Date: 1 Oct 90 23:40:07 GMT
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john@karnak.uucp (John B. Meaders Jr.) writes:

> In article <YOON.90Sep27002242@aludra.usc.edu> yoon@aludra.usc.edu (Dae-Kyun 
> >I'v heard some bad story about RLL controller and Segate ST251-1
> >combination.  Could someone add more comments on this ?
> 
> Sure.  I have been running this combination for a couple of years.  No
> problems.  I have two ST-251's running off an RLL controller.

I am also using an ST251-1 but as an MFM drive.What I have heard is that
these drives were "better" made up to a certain run/serial number but that
later runs were found to be unreliable for RLL.Any comments?

Jack Lupic

Scarborough,Ontario-CANADA