Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265494AbTFMTX3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:23:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265495AbTFMTX3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:23:29 -0400 Received: from filesrv1.system-techniques.com ([199.33.245.55]:1988 "EHLO filesrv1.baby-dragons.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265494AbTFMTX2 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:23:28 -0400 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:37:16 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" To: Riley Williams cc: Linux Kernel Maillist Subject: RE: /proc/bus/pci In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1948 Lines: 42 Hello Riley , On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Riley Williams wrote: > Hi James. > >> All forms of hard disk interface - that I do know. > >> ST-506 = Seagate Technology model 506 hard drive > >> (which set the MFM and RLL standards) > > st506 was ONLY mfm. There were no st506 drive that had > > RLL encodings. > Curiously enough, my first hard drive was an ST-506 used with > an RLL controller for the usual 45% increase in capacity. All > I can say is that it worked fine from when I bought it new > (for ?350.00) through to when I had to replace the (genuine > IBM) PC/XT motherboard after it failed. Yes , After formatting it on an RLL based controller . Also 'some' of the RLL controllers would recognise a st506 mfm formatted drive & use it . To the best of my knowledge there never was an Segate labeled st-506 that was RLL encoded . > The new motherboard was a 386dx/25 and had on-board IDE and > related, so I had to get an IDE drive at the same time. Yeah I can understand that one . Did you use the rll controller to transfer the data ? or ? > Oh - yes, I was shocked at the speed difference between the > two systems. Then again, who wouldn't be... YES !!! , Of course I was quite happily suprised at the speed differance found going from DEC RL02's to those st506's ;-) . Twyl , JimL -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/