Talk:Storage Module Device

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[edit] Disk Geometry

I've added a section on the disk geometry of the 80Mb and 300Mb disks with which I was very familiar due to writing software to interact with these devices. I believe the 40Mb and 150Mb versions were identical but with 411 cylinders instead of 823 cylinders, and twice the cylinder spacing. However, I didn't use these lower density versions, so I'm less certain of their precise geometry. I also have a vague recollection that the 40Mb disk packs could be read but not written on 80Mb drives (possibly with driver support to double the cylinder address?)
81.187.162.109 18:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC) (Andrew Gabriel)