From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: direct hard drive controll?
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Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 23:33:28 GMT
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On Fri, 07 Jul 2000 21:03:30 GMT, nunnayod AT mbiz DOT nez (CaffineLady)
wrote:

> I don't want to read any data (infact the platter will probably be removed),
>and I need the operation to be fast because I need to switch between tracks
>really really fast (to move the mirror Im gonna glue to it back and forth). 

Most modern hard drives use a voice coil to move the head.  If you
just want to move a mirror real fast, why not program the voice coils
yourself with a sound card?

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