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From: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Anyone running RLL on Miniscribe 3650?
Message-ID: <912@skinner.nprdc.arpa>
Date: 27 Sep 88 14:56:19 GMT
References: <461@upvax.UUCP> <903@skinner.nprdc.arpa> <685@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Reply-To: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego
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In article <685@uwovax.uwo.ca> 16012_3045@uwovax.uwo.ca (Paul Gomme) writes:
>Wait a second!  I have a Miniscribe 3650, and it formats to 40 meg _without_
>any sort of RLL controller.  As a matter of fact, I have a small C: drive
>(less than a meg), and two 20 meg partitions.  Why does the PerStor RLL
>controller give almost the same as my drive (without RLL)?


My mistake -- I spaced on the model number of my Miniscribe. It is
not a 3650, but the 20Mb half height (3250? Writing these at work, I
don't have access to my HD information, and don't recall the number
off the top of my head). The tech information on the box is for the
20Mb Miniscribe. However, the installation instructions for the
PerStor controller have the switch settings for the 3650 listed, so
it is compatible, and should get ~78Mb out of the 3650.

My apologies for any confusion.



	Sean Malloy
	Navy Personnel Research & Development Center
	San Diego, CA 92152-6800
	malloy@nprdc.arpa