Disk Drive Related Software
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These
software packages were developed for
a disk drive manufacturer and a manufacturer
of disk drive testers. A number of
details of the projects are proprietary
to the contracting companies and thus
have not been discussed below. Hence,
the description below is brief.
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QUANTUM
Disk Drive Simulation Model.
The
model was developed for Quantum Corporation
to help analyze and demonstrate the
eff.ect of disk drive features on
performance. The model is primarily
used by the sales staff. for marketing
their disk drives. The simulation
model shows potential customers the
improved performance of Quantum disk
drives with proprietary speed enhancing
features compared to competitors’
drives without such features.
The
simulation model:
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Is extremely easy to use and visually
appealing.
- Accurately
models the eff.ect of various parameters
in the drive. (Number of tracks,
sectors, and
cylinders; seek times, transfer
rates, etc.).
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Can use actual data that refl.ects
the specifi.c drive usage of each
customer.
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Applied
Data Communications Disk Drive Testing
System.
The
system allows the user to test disk
drives, using drive testers from ADC.
The system uses multiple drive testers.
Multitasking is simulated through
a combination of interrupts and polling,
allowing the IBM PC to simultaneously
handle all testers while responding
immediately to user requests. The
system is very fast.
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