[mdlug] Interesting information about Windows "7"

[Aaron Kulkis]

Paul wrote:
> Raymond McLaughlin <driveray at ameritech.net>, on Fri Jan 25, 2008 [12:10:04 AM] said:
>> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>>
>>> When's the last time you saw an RLL drive or an MFM drive?
>>>
>>> Do you even know what one looks like?
>>>
>>> [Hint, they're both have a 5-1/4 x 3-drive-bays tall
>>> form factor, and they're as heavy as bowling balls]
>> If I recall, my old 8088 had a MFM drive that was only 1 to 1 1/2 drive
>> bays tall. It made all kinds of cool "bee bleep" sounds while working,
>> and you were supposed to run a special program to park the read-write
>> heads prior to moving the unit.
> 
> 	Hi;
> 
> 	The nomenative unit is not in 'drive bays', whatever
> that is. 5 1/4" drives were either full height, or half height.

I was talking about the current hight of a 5-1/4 drive bay
front panel block.