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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RLL on a ST-225
Message-ID: <211@mccc.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 88 11:36:14 GMT
References: <2736@cup.portal.com> <162@mccc.UUCP> <20134@amdcad.AMD.COM> <532@celerity.UUCP> <1055@beowulf.UUCP> <5037@dhw68k.cts.com>
Reply-To: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
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In article <5037@dhw68k.cts.com> rob@dhw68k.cts.com (Robert Kenyon) writes:
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|So what's the final story?  Doe the RLL controller thrash the 225? (after
|finding the ST225 to be unhappy running RLL, is it possible to go back
|to MFM?)  I hear a lot of people crying and a few people cheering.  What
|is the final word?  Do I write off my drive if it can't cut it?  
|
   The problem is: there's no final story!  Some people have been
successful in using an RLL controller with a 225 (I was) and some
haven't.
Some have been succesful in reformatting a RLL 225 to MFM (I was) and
some haven't.  If I were "Consumers Report", I'd say NOT RECOMMENDED. 
You want RLL?  Look for a drive that's certified.

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