Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:27:33 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jacs@gnome.co.uk (Chris Stenton) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Micropolis 1991 AV 9GB Drive Message-ID: <199604120057.KAA02052@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <jacs-9603111659.AA00015122@hawk.gnome.co.uk> from "Chris Stenton" at Apr 11, 96 05:59:20 pm
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Chris Stenton stands accused of saying: > > I am thinking of getting a Micropolis 1991 AV 9GB Drive. Has anyone > else got one and does it work with 2.1-stable? > > Is there a better 9GB drive I should be going for ... any advice would > be appreciated. Either that or the Seagate 9GB drive; both are quite good units. Before we go any further, are you planning on using it for a news spool? (If the answer is "yes", then the response is _don't_). Bear in mind that both these units are _slow_, and require specialised cooling to avoid thermal overload and premature death, as well as a _serious_ power supply. A normal PC chassis is _totally_ inappropriate for these disks. > Chris -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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