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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: ESMD on the PC: A semi-technical review of tommorrow
Message-ID: <jmonroyCCAr8u.HBE@netcom.com>
Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Keywords: ESMD IBM PC HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSFER
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1993 04:02:53 GMT
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ESMD on the PC: A semi-technical review of tomorrow
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Saturday at Carl's Jr. in this world port of Redwood
City, Ca., I broke out some light reading, the 1991 Fujitsu
America, Computer Products Reference Guide. Here yet another
attempt by those marketing moguls to influence my buying
decision in a rational manner. Well, this 3" x 8" pamphlet
seemed just another space filler on the shelf or a reason
to drive the wife crazy with "Hey I need that!".
Surely, I am writing to you with a purpose, not this
meandering goob-al-de-gosh, for sure. Well yes and no.
This purpose may be described as another attempt at political
rabble-rousing or the most recent drug delirium escaped, but
in fact, I do have a purpose.
In review of this pamphlet, I see the most interesting
item, something described as a "parallel transfer disk drive".
An interging title no less, I read on.
Weight: 64 pounds; GOOD GOD! a boat anchor.
Power Requirement: 10 amps at 100 volts, 50/60 Hz;
a boat anchor with a built-in heater.
Interface: ESMD; gee! I remember something like this on my
SUN 2/120 or was it that mainframe I got
$150 for in scrap?
Recording code: RLL(1,7); I know this, this is the good
version of MFM.
Average Latency: 8.09ms; hmm.... very interesting.
Position Time: Maximum: 33ms; hmm... wish my floppy could do that.
Well, all a little dull so far... at a capacity of 889MB.
Gee, why are they trying to sell this thing. I've a
SCSI-II that has more capacity and is lighter.
Wait... what's this? 18MBytes/sec with 6 read/write
channels. Gee,,,, is this a misprint..!?!
I better stick to coffee. How could I ever believe
this super, fast, boat anchor at 889 Megabytes, with a built
in heater boasting a data-transfer-rate of 18 MegaBytes
per second could ever amount to anything on a Personal Computer.
Good God! Next thing you know I will tell you FDDI,
at 100 Megabits per second, is possible on a PC or Rush Limbaugh
is an intelligent person.
Now that I think about it, maybe herbal tea would be
better.
****************---See you at InterOp.---*******************
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