| From: | leond |
| Date: | 20 May 2000 at 21:55:00 |
| Subject: | Re: Block size |
Hi Adam,
On 16-May-00, Adam Szymczak wrote:
AS> On 16-May-00, Don Cox wrote:
AS>> Well, the drive doesn't spin any faster, but you get your data from it
AS>> faster. Most people would call this "speeding it up".
AS> And those people are just plain wrong :)
AS> Using incorrect terminology leads to confusion and misunderstanding.
Welcome to the world of computers. :-)
Example: I haven't delved into it too deeply, but from what I know, CD-ROM technology has advanced to 48x and 60x units through speed, algorithm and buffering adavncements. The '48x' is a data through-put figure compared against the specs of first units.
Leon
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