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From: markb@denali.sgi.com (Mark Bradley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Optical disks for the IRIS...
Summary: Clarification on Introl Optical
Message-ID: <42530@sgi.sgi.com>
Date: 4 Oct 89 22:38:58 GMT
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In article <42458@sgi.sgi.com>, markb@denali.sgi.com (Mark Bradley) writes:
> In article <8910022156.AA16481@trouble.cs.nps.navy.mil>, zyda@TROUBLE.CS.NPS.NAVY.MIL (michael zyda) writes:
> > 
> >      I hear that the Introl Company has optical disks that can be plugged
> > into a SCSI interface on the IRIS. Does anyone have any experience
> > with these drives? Are there other manufacturers that provide
> > optical drives for the IRIS? Does SGI have plans for providing
> > such a capability (and by when)?
> > 
> >      Thank you for any responses.
> > 
> >      Michael Zyda
> 
> This was brought up here before.  Let me reiterate the information from that
> discussion;
> 
> 1)Introl has announced such a product.
> 
> 2)SGI was not involved with the development or testing.
> 
> 3)There are reports that this product does not work correctly/reliably.
> 
> 4)SGI does not endorse this product in any way, shape or form.
> 
> 5)Your SGI salesperson DOES have a list of 3rd party suppliers that
>   may be able to help you.  (Products from vendors on this list have
>   presumably been blessed in some manner by SGI.)
> 
> 6)SGI does not sell a WORM, and probably won't unless there is
>   sufficient customer demand to warant such product development
>   internally.  There are 3rd party suppliers for WORM.
> 
> 7)SGI does not yet sell or support MO drives (erasable optical).
> 

Let me clarify item #3 above;

I have heard such reports, but can not substantiate them, as SGI engineering
has not had first hand experience with this product, as per item #2 above.
Your best bet is to try it if you can't wait for SGI's offering of such a
product.  As previously posted, SGI has not announced such a product, so
it's your choice.  Good luck.

					markb

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