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From: PICHER@MAINE.BITNET (Michael W. Picher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: RLL vs IDE
Message-ID: <90290.084946PICHER@MAINE.BITNET>
Date: 17 Oct 90 12:49:46 GMT
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I have had the Quantum Pro80AT IDE drive running Interactive's
version of Unix fine.  I also have a customer who runs Coherent
on the Quantum fine.
 
As I recall, the problem with Unix and varients is that they need
a certain number of SPT.  What's nice is that most IDE drives
allow you to set the HDS, CYLS, and SPT to whatever you want as
long as the combined add up to a drive size that is = or < the
capacity of the drive.
 
Michael W. Picher   Picher@Maine.Maine.Edu   207-623-4012
LexIkon Microsystems, Inc.   333 Water St.  Augusta, ME  04330