Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!pyramid!amiga!bruceb From: bruceb@amiga.UUCP (Bruce Barrett) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Speed of seeks Message-ID: <1128@amiga.amiga.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-May-86 16:54:05 EDT Article-I.D.: amiga.1128 Posted: Thu May 8 16:54:05 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 11-May-86 00:39:56 EDT References: <12593@ucla-cs.ARPA> <1121@amiga.amiga.UUCP> Reply-To: bruceb@amiga.UUCP (Bruce Barrett) Distribution: net Organization: Commodore-Amiga Inc., 983 University Ave #D, Los Gatos CA 95030 Lines: 16 Keywords: Correction In article <1121@amiga.amiga.UUCP> bruceb@hunter.UUCP (Bruce Barrett) [that's me!] writes: >For 3.5" Floppy: > 2 surfaces > 40 cylinders <-- This is wrong!! > 11 blocks per track > 512 bytes per block. > 488 usable data bytes per sector. There 80 Cylinders on a 3.5" floppy, not 40. There can be 40 on a 5.25" under Ver 1.2. Thanks Neil, for the correction. >--Bruce Barrett >--C-A