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From: dd2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Eugene Dwiggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: What are RLL/ESDI/SCSI/??
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Date: 18 Nov 90 16:31:01 GMT
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Please stop generalizing about IDE drives.  My IDE drive uses sector
translation (it has up to 50 sectors/track) and is faster than some ESDI
drives.  Generally, in the past one could expect MFM or RLL controllers
on IDE drives, but that assumption doesn't hold anymore.
Make sure to check what kind of controller the IDE drive you are
considering uses before you buy.

David Dwiggins