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From: harnyo@grad2.cis.upenn.edu (Suwandi Harnyo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 1.44 meg 3 1/2" drive whoas
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Date: 27 May 89 03:14:19 GMT
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In article <543@philmtl.philips.ca> ray@philmtl.UUCP (Raymond Dunn) writes:
>In article <11389@netnews.upenn.edu> harnyo@grad2.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP (Suwandi Harnyo) writes:
>>Well, I think using the high density drives whether it's 1.44 or 1.2
>>on XT will definitely be slow. First, the disk controller operates
>>in 8 bits slots as compared to 16 bits in the AT. So, even though
>>you may have Turbo Speed, you are still restricted to slower bus.

>16 bit/8 bit issues have *NOTHING* to do with floppy operation which is always
>done at 8bits, whether on an XT or an AT.

I am not sure about this. I always thought that having a 16 bits floppy
controller on my AT is definitely faster than a 8 but controller. That's 
why I pay more for the 16 bit controller than the cheaper 8 bit one.
Comment ?


Andy