Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!well!perry From: perry@well.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Hard disk through parallel port Message-ID: <2237@well.UUCP> Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 14:38:30 EST Article-I.D.: well.2237 Posted: Fri Dec 19 14:38:30 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Dec-86 02:12:28 EST References: <8612180630.AA23659@cory.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: perry@well.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz) Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito CA Lines: 16 In article <8612180630.AA23659@cory.Berkeley.EDU> dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes: >>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 Wrong Wrong Wrong Matt. RAM: does not give an accurate indication of true AmigaDOS filesystem throughput because the RAM: is a handler not a device. Thus it implements it OWN file system. RAM: is much faster than AmigaDOS would otherwise let it.