Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!CORY.BERKELEY.EDU!dillon From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Hard disk through parallel port Message-ID: <8612180630.AA23659@cory.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Thu, 18-Dec-86 01:30:13 EST Article-I.D.: cory.8612180630.AA23659 Posted: Thu Dec 18 01:30:13 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 20:39:09 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 10 >vs. non DMA disks is currently limited by AmigaDOS, which can only chug >through about 35K/Sec. So, a disk on the parallel port, if designed correctly, >will get you at least close to that limit and a DMA disk cannot surpass >that limit (at least not the ones that currently exist). Of course, if >you're not using AmigaDOS, that's another story... Actually, if you take RAM: timing as the theoretical maximum, it's more around 150-200K/Sec. -Matt