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From: toma@swsrv1.cirr.com (Tom Armistead)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Can Seagate RLL controller (ST11R) be used as a MFM controller?
Message-ID: <1991May19.161506.4019@swsrv1.cirr.com>
Date: 19 May 91 16:15:06 GMT
References: <00948C91.48D5E120@vms.csd.mu.edu>
Organization: Software Services: Garland, Tx
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In article <00948C91.48D5E120@vms.csd.mu.edu> 5716zhengy@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>Seagate ST11R (8 bit RLL controller) allows you to entry the number of sectorsper cylinder when you do low level format. If you entry 17, it is the same as
>a MFM controller and it works. Does any one try this before and is it reliableto use it as a MFM controller? 

If you go with an MFM controller, you'll loose about 30% of you disk space.
I've been running a 40meg RLL on and MFM controller (formatted to about 28meg)
for a couple of years with no problems...

Tom
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Tom Armistead - Software Services - 2918 Dukeswood Dr. - Garland, Tx  75040
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