Re: Apple2 Archive Update

[tbc@netcom.com (Mike Garvey)]

In a prior missive, jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes) eloquently
scribed this stuff:

>[...]
>
>Is the drive exactly 1 gig?  I don't think missing 400 megs extra would be
>a huge problem, personally.  Even if we give up 25%, 750 megs is rather a
>lot...

Here are the particulars on the 3.5" drives that Seagate manufactures:
 
 
                              ST - 11200N
 
       UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (MB) ________________1,248
       FORMATTED CAPACITY (xx SECTORS) (MB) _____1,054
 
 
                              ST - 11201N
 
       UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (MB) ________________1,248
       FORMATTED CAPACITY (xx SECTORS) (MB) _____1,054
 
 
                            ST-31200N
 
       UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (MB) ________________1200
       FORMATTED CAPACITY (xx SECTORS) (MB) _____1050


FYI, the Seagate model numbering format is as follows:

ST - ABBBBC

A: Form-factor.  1 = 3.5" HH,  2 = 5.25" HH,  3 = 3.5" 1",  4 = 5.25" FH
B: Estimated unformatted capacity
C: Controller-type.  N = SCSI,  A = IDE,  E = ESDI,  R = RLL

There's also ND = SCSI differential and NV = Novell-certified.

(Wanders off mumbling something about drives is me)

Be seeing you...
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