Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!mailrus!ames!ames.arc.nasa.gov!lamaster From: lamaster@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Hugh LaMaster) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: *big iron* Message-ID: <32635@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Date: 27 Sep 89 18:58:22 GMT References: <21962@cup.portal.com> <1989Sep12.031453.22947@wolves.uucp> <22130@cup.portal.com> <1989Sep16.044013.429@wolves.uucp> <259@ssp1.idca.tds.philips.nl> <22308@cup.portal.com> <7981@cbmvax.UUCP> <11538@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> <22488@cup.portal.com <24950@loui Sender: usenet@ames.arc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA - Ames Research Center Lines: 12 In article <24950@louie.udel.EDU> nelson@udel.EDU writes: >Since we are talking about "*big iron*", let's talk about real big iron. >Cray DD-40 disk drives can support >10MB/sec through the operating >system (at least COS; I assume the case is also true for UNICOS). I just tested this on our Cray running Unicos. The speed was almost exactly 10MB/sec. Hugh LaMaster, m/s 233-9, UUCP ames!lamaster NASA Ames Research Center ARPA lamaster@ames.arc.nasa.gov Moffett Field, CA 94035 Phone: (415)694-6117