[aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop
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On Monday 16 December 2002 08:29 pm, you wrote:
> Now this thread has taken an interesting tangent.
>
Another consideration (maybe) - 12 or 15 years ago, some of the
newer disks NCR was receiving had variable amounts of data on
different tracks. Since capacity was limited (at least then)
to a certain number of bits per mm, the outer tracks could hold
more data. So they put more sectors on the outer tracks, then
mapped it so it looked like all tracks were the same.
The result was that the heads had to move less on the outer
tracks and the data came off faster (more bits per revolution).
I suspect this scheme is still used - you'd have to ask a disk
designer.
If it is, it could have a big impact on where the best place to
put data really is.
bruce
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- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, (continued)
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, flimzy, 2002/12/13
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Ironrose, 2002/12/15
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Nate Bargmann, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jeff Vian, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jeff Vian, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Luke Wahlmeier, 2002/12/14
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Carl D Cravens, 2002/12/14
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jeff Vian, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jonathan Hall, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Nate Bargmann, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop,
bruce <=
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Nate Bargmann, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jeff Vian, 2002/12/17
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jonathan Hall, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Robert Bottorff, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jonathan Hall, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, John Goerzen, 2002/12/16
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, flimzy, 2002/12/14
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, jeffrey l koehn, 2002/12/14
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, Jonathan Hall, 2002/12/15
- [aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop, jeffrey l koehn, 2002/12/15
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