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From: jmeissen@oregon.oacis.org ( Staff OACIS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A500 and the known Multiverse
Keywords: A500
Message-ID: <2@oregon.oacis.org>
Date: 1 Oct 90 23:40:24 GMT
References: <1990Sep5.135318.3247@cl.cam.ac.uk> <12468@ogicse.ogi.edu> <1990Sep29.183720.21334@agora.uucp>
Organization: Oregon Advanced Computing Institute (OACIS)
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In article <1990Sep29.183720.21334@agora.uucp> billsey@agora.uucp (Bill Seymour) writes:
	[discussion about Adaptec SCSI adapters deleted]

>	But this isn't nearly as cheap as just buying a scsi drive.
>Remember that the days when scsi drives cost $100 more than non scsi
>drives are gone. I see that this months Computer Shopper has a number
>of ads for the Seagate ST-277N 60M scsi drive for less than $350.
>
Ah, true. But in the same Computer Shopper you should be able to find ads
for drives like a 20MB NEC (forget the model) for about $150. I've seen
occasional 20MB ST-506 drives advertised for as low as $100.

If you're looking for a cheap solution, picking up a used/refurbished/
discontinued ST-506 drive and using an Adaptec can be cheaper. But to make
it worth the headache, the drive should be really inexpensive.
-- 
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