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From: brian@bjm.wimsey.bc.ca (brian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Does ESIX still not support RLL?
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.033432.874@bjm.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 24 Apr 91 03:34:32 GMT
References: <1991Apr21.155642.1586@shambala.uucp> <1991Apr22.210543.27730@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
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kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) writes:
>The myth that ESIX doesn't support RLL controllers is a bit of marketing
>hype.  ESIX documentation states unequivocally that ESIX does support
>RLL, and I can unequivocally state that both 5.3.2.C and 5.3.2.D both
>support RLL very nicely.

I think the issue here is that too many yahoos (myself included) put "MFM"
manufactured drives on an RLL controller.  

I really don't see any problem doing this as long as one realizes that they
can't phone ESIX and whine when a drive gets lottsa bad sectors and loses 
info.

BTW the drives I have on RLL are a real RLL and a 20 meg miniscribe MFM 
(getting me 30 meg on RLL) and the MFM drive is more reliable (in terms of 
constant sector remapping) than the RLL drive.


						Brian
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