Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Mar 1999 02:11:15 -0500 (EST) | From | "Albert D. Cahalan" <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: disk head scheduling |
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Richard B. Johnson writes:
> There have been some responses from those who declare that I > have been talking about "old technology", some who declare > as usual that I don't know what I'm talking about, and some > that agree.
I'd have to say "old technology".
> Basically you move a head over some magnetic media and write > data in a circular track. When you want that data back, you > switch the head into a read amplifier and read it.
Nope, you use the read head.
I can't comment on the rest, but I have the feeling people will. You asked for it. :-)
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