On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 10:33 -0400, (IBM Mainframe Discussion List) wrote: > Transfer rates from the disk into the read/write transducer do indeed vary > depending on where the track is
Not MF-related, but the old Apple "Twiggy" drive (which appeared briefly on the unlamented Lisa) varied its motor speed in order to pack more data on those outer tracks while keeping the data transfer rate constant. It was slow, since the rotational speed had to stabilize after each seek. -- David Andrews A. Duda and Sons, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
