12 Jan
1999
12 Jan
'99
11:47 a.m.
In a message dated 1/12/99 7:14:45 PM EST, spc(a)armigeron.com writes:
<< What's the fallacy in putting the directory in the center of a disk?
Seems to me it would cut down on average the seek time.
-spc (The elevator algorithm favors the center of the disk in fact) >>
Well, that's how os2's HPFS puts the directory. i think it would cut down on
seek time since there wouldnt be as much movement just moving to the
outer/inner tracks.