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To: Mark Oliver who wrote (7190)	10/5/1999 9:46:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 9256

Mark, feasibility is demonstrated on a precision test stand [also called spin stand] with virtually zero tolerances in the radial direction. The laser controlled access mechanism can, however, move from track to track. In fact, ability to read at a certain distance offtrack is used as a stress test [after different data is written offtrack]. G.

To: Mark Oliver who wrote (7190)	10/6/1999 2:10:00 AM
From: La Traguhs	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9256

<that they are based on a single disk on a spin stand with a suspension that does not move across tracks, but just writes to a single track. < Your have it right Mark. These spin stands are a precision work of art and don't represent the real world working, i.e track seeking, disk drive but nevertheless the demo is very impressive. Your right - the next "fun" part is taking it out of the lab and into your disk drive. As I recall, these demos have typically lead the production drives by 2 to 2.5 years. Regards, LT