#: 14250 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    09-Feb-92  21:42:44
Sb: #drive rates
Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
To: all

Just thought I'd let you all know the results of some testing I've done with
Carl's new floppy drivers for the mm/1. These tests were done with a Toshiba HD
drive--I'd be interested in knowing if different drives give different results.

First off, I've discovered that I can format 37 sectors and 84 tracks. This is
probably pushing things, and is not something I recommend.

Second, here are some speed tests (I'm just showing the fastest rate at
different sect. counts):

 sects      ilv        k/sec
 36         3          596
 35-28      2          834
 27         1         1043 (not consistant)
 26         1         1390

The penalty for "turbo mode" seems to be pretty expensive.

Now we just have to decide on a standard format for interchange!

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