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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: CDC wren V drives
Summary: 64 heads?  That's good to hear; 16 X 1024 was getting cramped :-)
Message-ID: <3355@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 22 Apr 89 17:14:35 GMT
References: <2919@gaboon.UUCP> <141100019@cpe>
Reply-To: karl@ddsw1.UUCP (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Mundelein, IL
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In article <141100019@cpe> tif@cpe.UUCP writes:
$
$Written  9:05 am  Apr 20, 1989 by ddsw1.UUCP!karl in cpe:comp.unix.xenix
$>>Can 
$>>xenix understand disks of greater than 1024 cylinders and 16 heads?
$>
$>16 heads, no.  1024 cyls, yes.  The CDC drives are excellent in my
$>experience, but a little pricey.
$
$I believe that 2.3GT supports 64 heads (obviously a fictional drive geometry).

That's good to hear; I'll have to check into it as soon as the GT release is
available for public consumption :-)

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