11 Mar
1999
11 Mar
'99
3:21 a.m.
Date sent: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:41:14 -0500
Send reply to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: vax, cdroms, etc
Originally to: classiccmp(a)u.WASHINGTON.edu
RRD40's take non-standard caddies. I'm not sure about RRD42's off the top
of my head.
They're also as slow as molasses. I'd estimate, in modern "X" speed
terms, that a RRD40 is about 0.1X (i.e. if you're lucky you get one sector
off every ten revolutions.)
How impressive! New meaning for slow! Imagine floppy faster than
that drive....
:-( )
Wizard
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