** This is the quasi-official and semi-temporary T13 email list server. ** There will be a meeting of the IDEMA Long Data Block Committee meeting at DISKCON on 9/19/01 12:30 pm-2:00 pm. DISKCON is being held at the San Jose Convention Center. T13 members are welcome to attend. IDEMA is developing the technique of using blocks of data longer than 512 bytes to increase format efficiency. This will have an impact on disk drive interfaces. T13 looking into the changes to the ATA interface needed to support longer physical sector sizes. See proposal d99118r0. Best Regards, DC Dan Colegrove Senior Technical Staff Member Storage Technology Division IBM Corporation 702-614-6119 702-614-7955 fax Tie Line 280-9959 (IBM internal) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- If you have any questions or wish to unsubscribe send a message to Hale Landis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To post to this list server send your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For questions concerning Thistle Grove Industries or TGI's list services please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
