FX

[Mark Bradley]

In article <8907201712.aa03050 at ADM.BRL.MIL>, frobinso at cirm.northrop.com (Fletcher Robinson) writes:
> When setting parameters for disk drive formating using 'fx',
> it defaults to a data rate of (3). How does this translate into
> megabits per second ?

This is a vestigal remnant of a previously required field in the unit
initialization block of our old controllers.  It has no relationship
with drive or controller transfer rate today.

					markb

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