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To: Jim Doherty <doherty@ans.net>
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Subject: Re: wanna buy an EIDE harddisk ... 5400 or 7200 for home use (noise) 
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From: Mitch Collinsworth <mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU>
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>If your interested in general storage and/or scsi issues
>comp.arch.storage FAQ and comp.periphs.scsi FAQ cover 
>them fairly well.  
>
>from comp.periphs.scsi FAQ:
>
>Should I spend the extra money on SCSI or just get IDE?
>ANSWER From: Gary Field (gfield@zk3.dec.com)

Jim, Thanks for posting this.  It's a great resource for answering
that "why SCSI?" question from budget-minded managers.

-Mitch


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