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- From: mworden@public.compusult.nf.ca (Mark Worden)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Zip drive...~500K transfer rate?
- Date: 25 Mar 1996 16:31:25 GMT
- Organization: Compusult Limited - Public Access Unix
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- I recently bought an Iomega Zip drive and am using it on an A3000. I was
- told the transfer rate can be as high as 1MB/sec, and was surprised to
- learn (using SysInfo) that the actual transfer rate is only around 578K/sec
- (the internal Quantum hard drive is about 755K/sec).
-
- Now, I'm betting that this has to do with either the filing system (both
- devices are formatted with Fast File System) or the A3000's SCSI
- controller (or maybe both).
-
- Is there a way to increase this transfer rate? Does it mean I have to
- invest in something like AFS, and/or a SCSI controller (perhaps GVP)?
-
- Is there a cheaper (or free ;) alternative to these?
-
- Thanks.
-
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