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To: Stitch who wrote (3320)	5/13/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) of 9256

Stitch, regarding error rates: soft (correctable) error rates are measured extensively, but kept secret. They are transparent to the user, because these errors are corrected before he "sees" the data. Hard error rates are often extrapolated from stress tests or are simulated by using complicated models. The user only knows that hard error rates are guaranteed to be better than 1/10^13 bits or so. I agree, there is no basis for comparing different DD products there. The above is intended for others, less knowledgeable than you. GM

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