on 4/2/00 11:36 AM, Subala at ecstatic@... wrote: >>> I am about to take delivery of an IBM Ultrastar U2W >>> 9.1GB drive, 68 -> 50pin adaptor, 50-pin ribbon cable and internal >>> terminator, all of which I intent to install in the spare 3.5" bay of my >>> beige G3/233 desktop. >> >> ...If you buy a U2W drive (UW would be enough anyway)... > > Klaus, does this also mean if you were to go to a scsi3 (aka m160) and an > Adaptec 29160, that you'd get no additional tracks? Is there some other > limiting factor that prevent a faster drive system from yielding more audio > tracks? > > Subala > Internal bus speed will be a major factor. CPU performance could contribute to this as well in situations where the transfer involves processing. -otto -- GxM Consulting - Audio, Computer, Network Engineering / Percussion Otto A. Gygax - otto@... Philomath, Oregon