Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!lzaz!hcj From: hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: To seek or not to seek. Summary: faster drives are faster if you use fastfat Message-ID: <293@lzaz.ATT.COM> Date: 7 Dec 88 17:08:25 GMT References: <806@yugas.UUCP> <7078@chinet.chi.il.us> <838@cacilj.UUCP> Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA Lines: 13 Paul Close writes: > Do the faster seek rates REALLY help given the atari's reputedly poor > file system. If you use fastfat, it removes the atari problem, leaving only the drive to limit performance. I have ~20 ms drives and they cook! Howard Johnson ATT-BL !lzaz!hcj