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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 1.44 meg 3 1/2" drive whoas
Keywords: operating system
Message-ID: <[3260.16]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 29 May 89 14:00:06 GMT
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>Response 15 of 15 (3260) by harnyo at grad2.cis.upenn.edu on Mon 29 May 89
>1:18
>[Suwandi Harnyo]
>>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.

Floppy I/O should not be dependant on 8/16-bit controller configuration; the
ultimate limiting transfer rate might be greater with the 16-bit controller,
but EITHER of them can transfer faster than the 1.44M or 720K drive can read
or write.

I doubt this really enters the picture at all

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