Step rate change (WD2010) Some

[root at spdyne.UUCP]

>/* Written by psfales at cbnewsc.ATT.COM in unixpc.general */
> 
> Well, I am not quite as brave as Lenny, but I wanted to try this out too.
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> Finally, I tried the first test again with a step rate of 13.  According
> to the manual, this is a 6.5 millisecond step rate as opposed to the
> 35 MICROsecond step rate used when the step parameter is zero.  Again
> no difference.

    Gad, I would hope that the step rate was faster than 6.5 MILLIseconds
Let's see, across a disk with 1K of tracks, it would take 6.5 SECONDS
to seek...Not too good...

    Maybe the OS or hardware ignores the parameter?  Maybe someones
got this wrong?

    Chert Pellett
    root at spdyne