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Re: Need info about CDC Wren hard disks

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From: Mark Bradley
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1989 17:00
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In article <442@cs.columbia.edu>, djd@cs.columbia.edu (Daniel Duchamp) writes:
> 
> Rumor has it that the CDC "Wren" disk is SCSI, is 720MB, and is in the
> neighborhood of $3000.  My questions:
> 	1) How/where do I order them?  I've struck out looking
> 	   through trade mags & The Computer Shopper.
> 	2) What's the catch here?  Large capacity, less than $5/MB,
> 	   SCSI ... it sounds too good to be true.  Was this price
> 	   a short-lived promotion?  Do the disks break immediately?
> 	   Do they make a lot of noise?  If you have some of these
> 	   units, please give me testimony about their quality.
> 	   I am djd@cs.columbia.edu.

Try looking for Imprimis drives instead of CDC.  You should be able to
find these at your local distributor, or call Imprimis in Oklahoma City
for the name and # of your local rep.

					markb
--
Mark Bradley				"Faster, faster, until the thrill of
I/O Subsystems				 speed overcomes the fear of death."
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
Mountain View, CA 94039-7311		     ---Hunter S. Thompson

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From: markb@denali.sgi.com (Mark Bradley)
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Subject: Re: Need info about CDC Wren hard disks
Summary: Imprimis, not CDC any more.
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