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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?   
      
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