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From: johne@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 1.44 meg 3 1/2" drive whoas
Message-ID: <670011@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Date: 31 May 89 17:57:17 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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< 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
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Sounds like a real market opportunity in the making. We could offer a 16 bit
serial card and advertise that it receives 9600 baud data in half the time
as an ordinary 8 bit card. Charge a 50% premium and laugh all the way to the
bank. Anyone want in on the ground floor?

John Eaton
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