Re: "AT" Hard Disks

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From: Owen Adair
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1986 14:42

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In article <465@newton.physics.purdue.edu.ARPA> wwc@newton.physics.purdue.edu.ARPA (William W. Carlson) writes:
>I am considering the purchase of a hard disk to replace the 10 meg'er in
>my pc look-alike.  I am intrigued by the disks advertised as for the 
>"AT".  Are these disks ST-506 compatible?  Is the transfer rate
>(as opposed to the step rate) the same as disks for "XT" systems?
>I am particularly interested in the 30 meg CMI disk advertised for
>about $350.  Any known problems with this disk?
>
>Please email replies to one of the addresses below.
We purchased two of these drives last week and found them to be solid, FAST and
very quiet! This drive is, to saythe least, designed better than the 20 meg
abortion they put in our AT's. At $350, it is the deal of the year.
			     



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Subject: Re: "AT" Hard Disks
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