[geeks] Public Apology

[Ryn]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Public Apology


> On July 14, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > > IDE blows dog. YOU may be happy with slow disk I/O but I am not. My old
> > 
> > Ahem.  IDE is used in numerous fast disk subsystems[1].  For $5k, I
> > can buy a 320gb array that can sustain 130megs/sec and offers hotswap
> > reliability via raid3[2].  For $7.9k, I can bump that up to 260megs/sec
> > sustained.  And you don't need any fancy video controllers either.
> 
>   Yeah sure, arrays that are designed to work around the poor design
> of IDE.  Personally, I like stuff that works well AS DESIGNED.

What specifically do you find to be a bad design feature?


> 
>   IDE is popular because it's CHEAP...not because it's good.
> 
> > I still refuse to buy such an item on the principle that it uses IDE,
> 
>   Good.  Your brain is still working, then. ;)
> 
>        -Dave
> 
> -- 
> Dave McGuire                  "Needing a calculator indicates that
> St. Petersburg, FL              your .emacs file is incomplete." -Joshua Boyd
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