15 Sep
1999
15 Sep
'99
1:18 p.m.
On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, cem14(a)cornell.edu wrote:
Which if the drives that Dave mentioned is considered
reliable?
(repeated below)
RD50 5mb Seagate ST506
RD51 10mb Seagate ST412
RD52 35mb Quantum Q540
RD53 71mb Micropolis 1325
RD54 159mb Maxtor XT-2190
RD31 21mb Seagate ST225
RD32 42mb Seagate ST251
I'd say the RD52 is probably the *most* reliable, but it's pretty small. I
use them a lot on PDP11 systems where OSs tend to be much more compact. I've
had reasonably good luck with RD54s, though they're a bit harder to find.
You'll be able to find one of those if you hunt around a bit.
-Dave McGuire