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From: jan@bagend.UUCP (Jan Isley)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: 40 meg hard drive for 7300 without modifications??
Message-ID: <817@bagend.UUCP>
Date: 3 Aug 89 00:05:04 GMT
References: <46@docwrk.UUCP> <644@nz8r.UUCP>
Reply-To: jan@bagend.UUCP (Jan Isley)
Distribution: unix-pc
Organization: Just me and my computers, Marietta, GA
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In article <644@nz8r.UUCP> gwr@nz8r.UUCP (Gregory W. Ratcliff) writes:
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>Try getting a ST277 rll version (better media qc) mine
>was  cheap and lost no storage to media defects. 350 bux.

Yes, the ST277 is RLL but we have to use it as MFM so we do not get it's
"rated" capacity, only about 40 meg, but you knew that already.

BUT, it is a 40 ms drive.  For that same $350, you can get a ST251-1 which
is a 28 ms drive.  That extra 12 ms can make a big difference.

Jan
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