Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ogicse!uidaho!pbickers
From: pbickers@groucho
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: 3rd party disks for RS3230
Summary: sources and prices required
Message-ID: <1990Oct29.214104.10441@groucho>
Date: 29 Oct 90 21:41:04 GMT
Sender: pbickers@tamaluit.phys.uidaho.edu
Reply-To: pbickers@neon.chem.uidaho.edu (Paul Bickerstaff)
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I'm seeking suppliers and prices for an extra SCSI disk (>600MB) for my 
Magnum 3000.  I have an expansion cabinet so don't need power supply.

To keep life simple, I prefer a disk that Mips supports. A look in etc/disktab
(RISCos 4.51) suggests that my choice is limited to a CDC 94191 (663MB) and a
CDC 94601 (1GB). I assume that these are Seagate disks and that the 663MB one
is a Wren V or VI. Old specs I have from Imprimis though don't use the same
model numbers.

It is very important that I have precise information as to model numbers and
specs because State law prevents me from just going out and buying one. Instead
I have to get our purchasing office to obtain bids. (Recipe for disaster!)

I would also appreciate comments on the new 1GB disks. Are the wrinkles
ironed out?

I am happy to hear from anybody who has installed other SCSI disks on their
Mips machine and also from anybody with a Wren runner, though I would need
two of those to satisfy my requirements.

Please e-mail. I'll summarize if there's interest.

-- 
Paul Bickerstaff                 Internet: pbickers@neon.chem.uidaho.edu
Physics Dept., Univ. of Idaho    Phone:    (208) 885 6809
Moscow ID 83843, USA             FAX:      (208) 885 6173