12 Jul
1997
12 Jul
'97
5:18 a.m.
%but that a 25 _year_ old minicomputer on the same
desk was still
going strong.
It really depends. No doubt minicomputer HD were reliable, but the
early MFM stuff for PCs were shitty to work with.
Depends on the HDD. Some (such as the ST-225) were el cheapo products
(cheap at the time, compared with more expensive ones -- I have a 1984
adv't, listing ST-225's at $400; ST-251 at $600!)...IBM's Xybec controllers
were slow, tho' I don't know how reliable.
Some ST-506/412 -- e.g., the ST-225 -- drives lacked autopark heads, thus
inviting problems.