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From: C506634@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Eric Edwards)
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Subject: 68010 and non-DMA harddrive controlers
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Date: 8 Apr 91 17:02:37 GMT
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Sometime in the past there was a big discussion/flame fest about DMA vs.
NON-DMA hard drive controlers.  One of the things mentioneed was than the
68010's loop mode could improve transfer efficient in non-DMA controlers.

My question is:  Do the device drives in any existing controlers use a tight
loop that can use the 68010's loop mode?

If the above is true, hasn't anyone noticed a signifiigant speedup in disk
opperations after installing a 68010?

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