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From: qiming@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Qiming Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: help on choosing a hard disk
Message-ID: <5054@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 8 Oct 89 03:58:00 GMT
Reply-To: qiming@uhccux.UUCP (Qiming Huang)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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I am considering buying a 386 machine locally. The dealer is using
what he called micropro mother-board with AMI bios; and a miniscribe 3650
strained up to 65 mb (the ad I've seen on this HD is 42 mb/61 ms. and only
for MFM controller) by using a RLL controller. He claims that the use of
the HD for the RLL is absolutely safe. The whole system comes with 20 MHz cpu,
1 mb RAM, 1.2 mg 5 1/4 drive, 6 -16bit and 2 -8bit slots and that above
mentioned 65 mb HD, priced $1999;  also an alternative for VGA system with
vedio 7 card and Packbell VGA monitor, priced @ $2599.  Memory expansion is
$225 for 1 mb addtion and $400 for upto 4 mg.

What I want get help is info about the Mother-board; the risk of using the 
miniscribe 3650 as a RLL HD; and /or comments about the two alternatives.

Any help would be heartily appreciated.

p.s. the guy says he can substitute the miniscribe with a ST 277R for
an addition of $100; and he can install a 1.44 mb drive for another
$130.

Thanks very much in advance!