Thanks.

>Then, maybe you can make up a fictitious geometry.  You know the
>capacity, right?  Then you make up two numbers tpc and noc such
>that tpc*noc*40*512=capacity.  If it doesn't work, then...

I can format PD disk.  I wonder tpc=4 and noc=1600 (capacity=128M) are
the correct value, but I can.

Please wait for further progress.

>Duh, I haven't seen any PD ad because I don't see *any* ad at all
>anymore... X-) It must be more popular in the US than I thought.

I pay ca $660 for PD drive (included shipping and handling).
One PD disk has 650Mb capacity.  Recent price in Japan is ca 3700 yen
(= ca $40).  (This price is chieaper than in US (^_^).)
Therefore, in case I have only one PD disk, calculated cost/1Mb
is $1.1.  In case 2 PD disks, it is $0.6.


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