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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (6025)6/16/1999 4:13:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 60323
 
Wouldn't there be a difference in power between CF and Microdrive when no read or write command is being executed? My understanding of CF is that under those conditions, (standing idle) the CF draws no current, whereas the disk in the Microdrive would be revolving and drawing current constantly.