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From: tgoldin@amherst.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Conner IDE drives
Message-ID: <9940.26d03e5c@amherst.bitnet>
Date: 20 Aug 90 23:47:00 GMT
References: <1990Aug11.040610.2366@agate.berkeley.edu>
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In article <1990Aug11.040610.2366@agate.berkeley.edu>, ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu writes:
> What is the net-wisdom on IDE drives?  I am considering a Conner IDE
> 200M, which costs aprox. $900.  In this price range, would I be better
> off with an ESDI drive (suggestions please)?  The machine I am setting
> up  is intended as single-user PC running Interactive's Unix/386.

Connor is a reputable manufacturer;  they have sold drives to Compaq and other
computer vendors for years.  IDE is a good standard that was well defined
_before_ it came to market (as opposed to SCSI).  The only thing to watch out
for is that Connor drives will not operate properly in a machine that has a 10
MHz bus speed.  Most machines have an 8 MHz bus, but many of the newer '386
computers have 10 MHz.  If in doubt, check with the manufacturer of your
computer/motherboard.

Theo Goldin