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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Are PS/2 floppy drives better under OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.221015.12402@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
- Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Dec8.012642.29068@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:10:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec8.012642.29068@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones) writes:
- >What is different about the PS/2 floppy (controller)? I'm convinced
- >that floppy operations occupy the WPS much longer with several clones
- >that I'm using compared to a PS/2 (Model 80). With the PS/2 I get WPS
- >response back almost immediately after I access a floppy but with the
- >clones I can do nothing
- >else for 10 sec or more until its finished with the floppy.
- >I'm using both an integrated IDE and an ESDI controller for the floppy
- >drives on the clones. Anyone else notice this?
-
- The floppy hardware on most PS/2s is indeed redesigned. I think the
- DMA works better, perhaps because of the Microchannel assist. (I seem
- to remember some minor mention of this when the PS/2 first came out.)
-
- Rumor has it that the next group of PS/2s will have OS/2-aware (and
- controlled) autoejecting 2.88 MB floppy drives. There will still be
- manual eject button. Just thought I'd throw in a little tidbit here.
-
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