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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Journaling pointless with today's hard disks?
Date: 26 Nov 2001 17:33:15 -0800
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Followup to:  <200111270101.BAA01290@mauve.demon.co.uk>
By author:    Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> I have a (IIRC) elantec databook from 1985 or so, that I've found chips in
> disks from the MFM/RLL PC era. 
> These are motor driver chips aimed at PCs, which support generation 
> using the motor.
> 

This is still being done, AFAIK.  There is quite some amount of energy
in a 7200 rpm platter set.

	-hpa
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