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From: johne@hpvcla.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 3.5 inch and 1.44 Meg
Message-ID: <4740013@hpvcla.HP.COM>
Date: 11 May 88 15:09:53 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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< Sad, but true.  To get 1.44mb storage requires a Dual-Rate controller.
< XT & compatable systems (unless they are boosted QUITE a bit) can not
< handle the higher xfer rate, and as such are only equipped with a "standard"
< controller.
-- 
The transfer rate for high density is twice as much (16 vs 32 us per byte) but
it it still well below a normal hard disk transfer. If your controller has
the dual mode then you can use it.




John Eaton
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