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To: JoeBiker who wrote (3998)	11/4/1997 1:45:00 AM
From: Gus	Read Replies (2) of 7841

JoeBiker: This would only be true if Seagate is "short-stroking" the drive, thus using less of the usable area of each surface (the outside, where performance is higher), and making up for the capacity loss with greater areal density. This is not a common technique..." Is this what you mean by "short-stroking?" Thanks in advance. Seagate engineered its second-generation improvements by an unusual shift: switching to 3-inch platters. Smaller platters held the key to both the performance gains and the power reduction. "We loaded the head-disk assembly with 3-inch platters instead of 3.5-inch disks," Thibodeau said. "That reduces the mass and windage, which lets us cut power consumption. It also effectively shortens the stroke, since we don't have to go over the whole surface of a 3.5-inch disk." Seagate's 'Cheetah' makes generational leap techweb.cmp.com Gus

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