Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!dayton!ems!umnd-cs!news From: news@umnd-cs.UUCP (news) Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.periphs Subject: Re: Why optical disks are slow to seek; an idea for higher capacity disks Message-ID: <258@umnd-cs-gw.umnd-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Nov-86 03:57:46 EST Article-I.D.: umnd-cs-.258 Posted: Sun Nov 16 03:57:46 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Nov-86 09:51:51 EST References: <1128@tekig5.UUCP> <5100141@ccvaxa> <553@cubsvax.UUCP> <2474@peora.UUCP> <1256@hoptoad.uucp> Reply-To: pkenny@umndub.UUCP (Patrick Kenny) Organization: U. of Minnesota, Duluth - Computing Services Lines: 13 Xref: mnetor comp.arch:27 comp.periphs:12 Question: Are there r/w heads for optical disks that can read info at higher disk speeds? And are there r/w heads that can read disks at slower speeds? Comment: If there are then why not just use two heads for r/w to the disk and keep the disk spining at the same speed? Or am I passing the technological limits of our times? I'm sure someone out there could fix that! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is just an opinion not a remark. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------