4 Jun
2009
4 Jun
'09
2:37 a.m.
Steven Hirsch wrote:
Here's a strange one: I recently acquired two
Shugart 851 drives from
another cctech-er. They were in nice shape and operate fine. The
weird part is their form-factor.
I have 8 or 10 other 8" drives in my collection, both half-height and
full-height, including two other 851 Shugarts. All of these are 8.5"
wide, with faceplate and frame being exactly the same size.
These two "new" Shugart units are _9.5"_ wide at the faceplate and
require a clearance of about 9-1/8" for the frame. Can anyone explain
this odd sizing? Were they perhaps manufactured against an earlier
standard?
IIRC, the "R" suffix drives are intended to be rack-mounted in pairs. I
have no idea, though, how that could be better than using the
standard-width drives since either way they're going to need some
mounting hardware.
Eric