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From: norcott@databs.enet.dec.com (Bill Norcott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I Low Level Format my MFM drive with 17 < SECTORS < 26 ?
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Date: 19 Mar 91 22:36:42 GMT
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In article <1991Mar19.185406.29567@digi.lonestar.org>, kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org (Kevin Gallagher) writes...
>In article <5855@trantor.harris-atd.com> sonny@trantor.harris-atd.com (Bob Davis) writes:
>>	But I can take an MFM drive and RLL it to 26 sectors/track and there
>>is no problem with getting done with all 26 tracks in one revolution of
>>the platter.
> 

Why dont you sell the MFM and get a SCSI drive with maybe 32-50 sectors per
track!  (or ESDI).  This will *really* increase your throughput and the cost
may be less than you think.  I have been seeing the 105MB Quantums for less
than $350 mail order.

Bill Norcott