Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!gray@ucla-locus From: gray%ucla-locus@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Re: Optronics Disk Control Unit Message-ID: <2830@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 12:59:13 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2830 Posted: Wed Jul 6 12:59:13 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Jul-83 00:34:11 EDT Lines: 8 From: Dr. Terry GrayUntil the advent of 1/2 height 8" floppies --which use DC drive motors-- virtually all 8" drives ran continously. It is the 8" drive problem that Optronics is addressing. To my knowledge, there are no 5.25" floppies that run all the time. --Terry Gray