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From: bj@well.UUCP
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Subject: Re: MAS-20 review
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Date: Sat, 28-Feb-87 04:55:04 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 28 04:55:04 1987
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Summary: Hard Disk speed, more to come!!

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Keywords: Hard Disk Review



The harddisks that have been out there for the most part are not DMA, with
intelligent controllers. I don't want to get into heavy DMA vs. non-DMA
wars over this point. My point of this message is to state that use of the
controller technology used in the A2000 and the Byte by Byte expansion 
architecture makes a system that is very fast and wonderful to use. I 
believe that this will be one of the factors that will greatly enhance the
appeal of the Amiga. I sure hope so, that is....

Yes, I am somewhat biased in my opinions, being associated with Byte by Byte,
but I think that this performance issue is a key one that you should
evaluate if you are in the harddisk market. Enough said, please no flames --
my corns already hurt.

-Jim Becker
Terrapin Software