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1.3Terminology and Conventions

The following abbreviations are used in this manual:

∝ inches

Microinches(10-6inches)

∝ s

Microseconds

Bpi

Bits per inch

DB

Decibels

Fci

Flux changes per inch

GB

Gigabytes

Hz

Hertz

Kbytes

Kilobytes

Lb

Pounds

M

Meter

MA

Milliampere

MB

Megabytes

Mbit/s

Megabits per second

Mbytes/s

Megabytes per second

MHz

Megahertz

Mil

Millinches

Ms

Milliseconds

MV

Millivolts

Ns

Nanoseconds

Rpm

Rotations per minute

Tpi

Tracks per inch

VVolts

WWatts

This manual uses the following conventions:

Computer Message

Computer message refers to items you type at the computer keyboard. These items are listed in all capitals in Courier New font. For example:

FORMAT C:/S

Commands and Messages

Interface commands and messages sent from the drive to the host are listed in all capitals. For example:

READ SECTORS WRITE LONG

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