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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: (none)
Summary: Perstor problems
Message-ID: <138@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 89 19:28:45 GMT
References: <4793@brains.UUCP>
Organization: The Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN
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In article <4793@brains.UUCP>, jeff_pyne@brains.UUCP (Jeff Pyne) writes:
> SCSI Vs. PERSTOR
>                   I am considering the purchase of either: a) The Miniscribe
> 3085 (71 Meg, 17ms) with the PS180-16F controller by
>    PERSTOR.
>  or b) The Seagate ST296N (80 Meg, 28ms) with seagates SCSI controller.
> 
>   Is anyone well versed in either of these drives or drives of a similar
> size/quality? Is the PERSTOR controller compatible with most software? The
> drive/controller is to be used on a 10MHz AT compatible. Any help is
> appreciated. 

Why the Perstor?  They do increase the drive space - but decrease the
throughput with a rather slow IO as when compared with an Adaptec 2372
controller.   Personally, I would rather have the speed than the additional
space.


Also - has Ted Buck (at Perstor) go these cards to run in Protected mode?
Last time I talked to him they would only run in the real mode.

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