On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:34:17 -0400, J R wrote: >Well, I was always aware of the trade-offs, i.e. bit density >at the center v. bit density at the outside, but I wasn't >aware that anything was ever done about it with variable >data rates, etc.
It's not such a big deal with SLED, where the recording surface is a couple of inches on the outside of a 14 inch disk. It makes a bigger difference on 3.5 inch platters. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
