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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

646.0. "RD32 and RLL" by ZUR01::BOLLIGER () Thu Oct 26 1989 07:43

    			( RD32-A and RLL ? )
    
    Do somebody now if the RD32 HD-drive could be Formated with RLL
    i got a MEGAFILE-30 (RLL Recording) ?
    
    somebody try it already with MFM (SH-205) and works fine
    
    					Thanks FRED

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646.1 what the consensus elsewhere is DELNI::GOLDSTEIN Do you, Mr. Jones? Thu Nov 02 1989 17:52 10

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646.1	what the consensus elsewhere is	DELNI::GOLDSTEIN	Do you, Mr. Jones?	`Thu Nov 02 1989 17:52`	10
	There's been a lengthy argument about this on comp.sys.ibm.pc. The RD32 is an ST251, I think. That's MFM rated, not RLL-rated. It MIGHT work. It might work for a while and crap out. It might have more bad sectors than with MFM and develop more over time. I don't recall any mention of the 251 being used that way (the 277R is the RLL-rated version) so you can try it at your own risk! But do keep backups handy. fred

    There's been a lengthy argument about this on comp.sys.ibm.pc.
    
    The RD32 is an ST251, I think.  That's MFM rated, not RLL-rated.
    It MIGHT work.  It might work for a while and crap out.  It might have
    more bad sectors than with MFM and develop more over time.
    
    I don't recall any mention of the 251 being used that way (the 277R is
    the RLL-rated version) so you can try it at your own risk!  But do keep
    backups handy.
        fred