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Article #21728Re: Dataframe 30 & XP30 difference ??
From: dantz
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1987 21:34
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1987 21:34
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The DataFrame 30s and 60s do use RLL encoding, and yes, SuperMac did have some problems getting the reliability up to their standards. They are now shipping drives that have passed quite rigorous tests ... although the SuperMac price list contains an "XP upgrade," that is a part for upgrading 20s and 40s to XP. At this point, there is no path to upgrade a DataFrame 30 to and XP30. The DataFrame 30s are new, not used, and a desire to be competitive in the low-end market has dictated the pricing structure more than anything else. There is no way to reliably increase the capacity of existing DataFrames with an RLL controller--SuperMac had enough problems with drive units that were supposedly RLL qualified. Larry Zulch, Dantz Software Development Note: Our publisher is SuperMac and I talk to their technical people on a regular basis.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!oberon!cit-vax!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!hplabs!parcvax!cdp!dantz From: dantz@cdp.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dataframe 30 & XP30 difference ?? Message-ID: <67100016@cdp> Date: Mon, 16-Nov-87 16:34:00 EST Article-I.D.: cdp.67100016 Posted: Mon Nov 16 16:34:00 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Nov-87 06:40:19 EST References: <2863@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #R:batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu:2863:cdp:67100016:000:849 Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!dantz Nov 16 13:34:00 1987