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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:47:01 +0200
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From: petzi@zit.th-darmstadt.de (Michael Beckmann)
Subject: Re: Micropolis 1991 AV 9GB Drive
Cc: Chris Stenton <jacs@gnome.co.uk>
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>>> Is there a better 9GB drive I should be going for ... any advice would
>>> be appreciated.

IBM also makes a 10.5 GB drive. I would consider it. I have made very good
experiences with various IBM hard drives.

> Last I checked, the 4.3 gig drives
>were a bit faster and used less power and may be smaller (not sure about the
>latter).

Isn't the Micropolis 1991 a 5.25 inch drive ? Most modern 4 GB drives have
a 3.5 inch form factor. But who cares ? All tower cases have enough space
for 5.25 inch drives.

Michael