#2.04 FFS vs. 1.3 FFS
10-Dec-91 19:48:44
Sb: #17573-#2.04 FFS vs. 1.3 FFS
Fm: John Pendergrass 76246,676
To: Andy Finkel 70007,4173
I just did a 'version DH0:' command and it gave me 'Warning – pre-2.0 file
system' message. Since I haven't formatted under WB2.0 that makes sense.
Is everyone saying that I'll get a 20% speed increase or such by
reformatting? Sounds too good to be true…. (I gather folks mean just
reformat with the DOS format command, not the GVP FaaaastPrep software?)
Speaking of speed, reading a review of the 040's in AW mentioned that the
SCSI controller on the CSA 40/4 Magnum (68040 board) would be able to
achieve 4-10 mb transfer speed per sec (depends on speed of drive).
Assuming that the SCSI and drive can xfer this fast (?), would that make
fast real-time HD playback of anims a possibility? Are there other
limitations that would limit playback speed? (ie. can only so much data
flow in/out of CHIP ram each sec? or are data paths too slow?) Just
curious….
–jp–seattle–