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From: gobbels@nvpna1.prl.philips.nl (J. H. Gobbels 44272 way3.79)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Information about Harddisk
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Date: 24 Aug 89 07:16:51 GMT
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Reply-To: gobbels@nvpna1.prl.philips.nl (J. H. Gobbels 44272 way3.79)
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Hi netlanders,

I have a question concerning hard disks for the ST.
I have been planning to buy a harddisk for some time, and now
I have been offered by a friend of a friend of a friend ......
a package which seems to me to be a real bargain. Unfortunately
I know very little about harddisks, controllers, hdisk software etc.

I have been offered:

(copy part of letter received)

- Harddisk software
-Shinwa 30MB HD, RLL excl. controller
-OMTI 5527 XT harddisk controller, 2 x ST506/RLL

My questions are, has anybody heard of a Shinwa harddisk, what is a
OMTI 5527 XT controller, what does ' 2 x ST506/RLL ' mean, and last
but not least, is there any good public domain software available,
preferably on the terminator or panarthea archive, for this kind of
driver/controller since I do not put too much trust in something specified
only as ' Harddisk software'

Any reply will be greatly appreciated. Thanks !

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Jos H. Gobbels

I think it is : gobbels@nvpna1.prl.philips.nl

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