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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: Amiga and ST (important comparisons!)
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Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 15:38:07 EDT
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> ... and makes for the fastest micro
> computer disk access that I have ever seen. The ST brings in a 32K file
> in less than 4 seconds, including drive start up, directory search, etc.
> The Amiga takes almost 20 seconds!! Maybe you like waiting, I don't.
>  Sincerely, John DeMar, QMI.

Hmmmmmm ... my IBM PC/XT searches, locates, loads and begins executing a
44K file is less than 2 seconds.  The XT is the one with the slow disk --
the AT is faster.  Sounds like a hard disk would cut waiting time a lot
on *both* the Amiga and the 520ST.

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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