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Subject: How hard and fast are fast hard disks?
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Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 13:29:42 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 22 13:29:42 1984
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Here's a question about hard disks.  No, that's not true.  Here are
TWO questions about hard disks.

	1.  Has anyone ever taken a hard disk aboard a Navy ship (or
	similar rough operational environment)?  If so, did it operate 
	properly?

	2.  I see hard disk advertisements claiming 9.7 Mbit interfaces.  
	How valid is this spec?  Namely, can the disks lay the data
	down on the platter at this speed?  Or do these fast interfaces
	feed a much slower process?

Whoops, I've actually asked FIVE questions, haven't I?  Omigosh, now there's
SIX questions, isn't there?  Am I caught in an infinite loop?  Thanks for
any help with the above?
-- 

					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
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