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echo: classic_computer
to: Mark Steffen
from: Dan Ceppa
date: 2006-02-26 09:17:04
subject: MiniScribe

On 24 Feb 06  12:48:29, Mark Steffen got back to MIKE ROSS 
-> Re: MiniScribe

 MS> Wasn't there some trick with RLL drives where you could get like 50%
 MS> more or double your space by writing between the tracks or something
 MS> like that? 

No, the cylinder count is the same.  The RLL use tighter sectors.  

The 3650 uses 17 sectors as a MFM.  As an RLL, it has 27 sectors.  


--- OMX/Blue Wave/DOS v2.30
* Origin: Soundly on the Fault Line (1:138/666.0)
SEEN-BY: 633/267 270
@PATH: 138/666 123/500 106/2000 633/267

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