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|    Doug_M to Mark Whitlock    |
|    Re: Montezuma Micro Hard Disk drivers    |
|    10 Mar 06 18:07:00    |
      From: doug.mccomber@fakepart.gmail.com              Mark Whitlock wrote:       > That would be micro seconds as opposed to milli seconds.       > ..5ms is .0005 seconds 35us is .000035 seconds.       >       > Like Mike says ,ramped seek ,but this was ususlly 10us. When the       > hardware saw this it could reduce pulse current after the first step       > change pulse timing ,and not reapply holding current until it reached       > its final position. This could speed up seeks by a factor of 5 if you       > had to move more than 30 cyls.       > Sorry ,not a big cpm'er       > Mark Whitlock.       >              Mark and Mike, thanks for the explanations. If I have this right, 35us       is .0035ms?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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