Re: Journaling pointless with today's hard disks?

H. Peter Anvin
2001-11-27T01:34:37Z

Followup to: <200111270101.BAA01290@mauve.demon.co.uk>
By author: Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> I have a (IIRC) elantec databook from 1985 or so, that I've found chips in
> disks from the MFM/RLL PC era.
> These are motor driver chips aimed at PCs, which support generation
> using the motor.
>

This is still being done, AFAIK. There is quite some amount of energy
in a 7200 rpm platter set.

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