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From: streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Allan Streib)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: floppy disk IO SLOW using DOS disks.
Message-ID: <1991Apr27.060720.17542@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 27 Apr 91 06:07:20 GMT
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I have noticed that copying files to/from a DOS floppy takes many
times longer than the same action using a UNIX floppy.  It's also much
slower than floppy IO on a PC.  Why is this?  It is really almost
frustrating. 

-Allan