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- Subject: Re: Pro/Venix Installation
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.045249.21387@rata.vuw.ac.nz>
- From: don@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Don Stokes)
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:52:49 GMT
- References: <1992Aug29.194138.12101@news.columbia.edu>
- Organization: Victoria University of Wellington
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- lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) writes:
- > Isn't RD52 the Quantum 540? This is a 30-odd meg disk. The RD53 is a
- > Micropolis 1325 and is 64 Megs formatted DEC style. (Often called a 70-
- > something Meg disk elsewhere. DEC's penchant for 16 sectors instead of
- > 17 causes this sized disk's "penalty" to be noticeable.)
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- Eh, wot? Is this just a Pro problem? My RD53 formats to 17 sectors just
- fine on my VAXstation II at home (RQDX3 controller).
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