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From: wdw@aucs.UUCP (Bill Wilder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.arch
Subject: Question about ESDI Disk Controllers
Keywords: Speed Interleave
Message-ID: <788@aucs.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jan 88 17:29:25 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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I notice some of the more recent high performance disk controllers use
the ESDI interface and support disk interleaving of 1:1. I understand
the improvements in transfer rate that result from a 1:1 interleave.
Are there any other benefits to be had from the ESDI interface?
Specifically, I have a non-ESDI disk controller that also supports 1:1
interleave due to double-buffering within the controller itself. Isn't
this controller going to deliver maximum performance or are there
drives available that run faster than 3600 R.P.M. or support higher
data densities that only ESDI interfaces can keep up with.

Just curious. Thanks for any info you can offer.

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