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                            HARD DRIVE TEST RESULTS

    The following tables were obtained using Core's Hard Disk Performance  
Testing Program Version 2.7 on a Tandy 1000 SX, equipped with a 20 Mb Seagate 
ST-225 and Western Digital Controller. The computer was using Tandy's MS-DOS 
3.2. Two tables are provided one for each of the 1000 SX's clock speeds. The 
test were conducted using a 34 Kb tranfer block, and using all 611 cylinders 
of the hard drive. Please direct questions or comments to James Raffeld 
72215,1060
    
    
                         SLOW SPEED RESULTS (4.77 Mhz) 

                                  INTERLEAVE 
_____________________________________________________________________________   
                2       3       4       5       6       7       8 

DATA (Kb)       136     102     102     136     136     102     102
    
TIME (sec)      5.1     4.0     4.2     4.8     5.3     4.2     4.4
    
DATA XFER
RATE (Kb/sec)   26.7    25.4    24.2    28.2    25.5    24.4    23.3

AVG. SEEK
TIME (ms)       65.7    65.7    65.7    65.7    65.7    65.7    65.7

TRACK-TRACK
SEEK TIME (ms)  19.6    19.6    19.6    19.6    19.6    19.6    19.6

PERFORMANCE 
INDEX           .996    .988    .981    1.005   .989    .982    .976


    
                         FAST SPEED RESULTS (7.16 Mhz) 

                                  INTERLEAVE 
_____________________________________________________________________________   
                2       3       4       5       6       7       8 

DATA (Kb)       136     136     136     136     136     136     136
    
TIME (sec)      4.0     4.3     4.6     4.3     4.3     4.6     4.3
    
DATA XFER
RATE (Kb/sec)   33.6    31.7    29.8    32.0    31.6    29.8    31.6

AVG. SEEK
TIME (ms)       66.5    66.5    66.5    66.5    66.5    66.5    66.5

TRACK-TRACK
SEEK TIME (ms)  19.7    19.7    19.7    19.7    19.7    19.7    19.7

PERFORMANCE 
INDEX           1.027   1.016   1.004   1.017   1.015   1.004   1.015