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#C-Ltd upgrade message

    01-Jan-89 21:11:26
Sb: #C-Ltd upgrade message
Fm: RON TROY 76064,252
To: John Draper 76703,4322
How is RLL sm much more expensive? If I understand correctly, it allows more storage and speed from a given drive by effectively increasing the storage density. That should be more cost effective. Where have you seen rll to be less reliable, except perhaps when it first came out? In regards to current dma issues, has anyone ever tried out the 2620 and the 2090 with the specified dpaint situation to see how they all behave together? No, it would not be worth juryrigging the extra address lines as a kluge. Far too messy. Now tell me something else. You talk about the increased part count on the 2090 as if it were and advantage. How so? I should think that being able to do a given job with fewer parts should generally keep the cost down. It would sound like the 2090 has not been well engineered in terms of part count and complexity seeming to be higher then required to do the job – don't get upset, this is just an impression that may be totally wrong. Ron