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From: brb@falcon.is (Bjorn R. Bjornsson)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: New 320Meg SCSIs  < $1000 (quantity purchase?)
Keywords: CDC-Imprimis Wren-IV, 16ms, Full Height
Message-ID: <709@falcon.is>
Date: 20 Jul 90 15:02:22 GMT
References: <5278@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Organization: Civil Aviation Administration, Iceland
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In article <5278@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, ericz@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Eric Zamost) writes:
> 		...	It looks as if I can get this drive for
> somewhere between $900 and $1000, depending on the quantity
> purchased.  ...

Probably a good price, but not surprisingly so since you're talking quantity

>      Following are the specifications for the drives:
> 
> CDC-Imprimis Wren-IV  (94171-307)

Is this the actual model number of the drives?
Imprimis has continually upgraded the Wren-IV.  Later revisions
I have seen are 94171-327 and 94171-344.  I think the latest
model number is something like 94171-370.  I don't want to
scare you but there was a net and/or sun-managers discussion
last year of certain early batches of Wren-IVs failing.  Here in
Reykjavik we certainly had our share "prematurely" failing Wren-IVs.

Personally I would stay away from model number 94171-307.
Perhaps someone who knows more could provide definitive info
to this newsgroup.


Bjorn R. Bjornsson			brb@falcon.is