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<DIV><SPAN class=468161118-01102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>As I
said, it's too hard... partly because the technology is quite complex and the
citations for the several recording schemes are "not apparent to the casual
reader". </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468161118-01102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Tony
is correct in the sense that the ordinary data interface won't provide the info,
but I made clear that is not the same as reading platters by other
means.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468161118-01102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>When
you see companies like OnTrack going out of business instead of growing, THEN
you have data that Tony is correct.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P>Chuck -</P>
<P>It is logically impossible for Tony to prove a negative, but all you'd have
to do is one current reference to show that you're not just blowing smoke.
Care to do so?</P>
<P>Thomas</P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Oct 1, 2010 4:51 AM, "Chuck Cole" <<A
href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net">cncole@earthlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>
<P><FONT color=#500050>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: <A
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<P><FONT color=#500050>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:59 AM<BR>>
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<P><FONT color=#500050>> Show me evidence that this can be done. All of
that residual waveform<BR>> stuff is no longer detect...</FONT></P>Too
hard. You show evidence that it cannot, including all variants
of<BR>platter imaging. Didn't say the drive "as delivered" could do
it. I worked<BR>in the most advanced read/write end of the industry
doing modeling, etc.. If<BR>you have, you probably wouldn't ask. If
you haven't you might not have the<BR>PRML analysis, head design variant
knowledge, knowledge of excess written<BR>space in data imaging on tracks,
and spin stand background to follow the<BR>evidence. Didn't say it was
easy or cheap. Did say it isn't trivial.<BR><FONT
color=#888888><BR>Chuck<BR></FONT>
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