Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!udel!haven!mimsy!prometheus!media!ka3ovk!raysnec!shwake From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Curious specs (disk throughput and FCC class) Message-ID: <174@raysnec.UUCP> Date: 11 Dec 90 16:12:58 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: IRS/CI - Technical Solutions Branch Lines: 10 Just received an information flyer from NeXT and two items caught my attention: First, those specs show a 4.0 MB/sec max transfer rate for the 105 MB hard disk, but an 8.0 MB/sec max transfer rate for the 340 MB disk. Second, all of the systems are listed as FCC Class A, rather than the expected Class B. Many of these systems, after all, will end up in school dorms (residences, however humble). Can anyone offer explanations or experiences related to these two curiosities?