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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Removable mass storage devices
Message-ID: <1990Nov30.020546.15673@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 30 Nov 90 02:05:46 GMT
References: <2061@meaddata.meaddata.com>
Organization: Oklahoma State University
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From article <2061@meaddata.meaddata.com>, by gregs@meaddata.com (Greg Smith):
> Does anyone have direct experience with a removable
> cartridge winchester type drive.  I know SyQuest and
> SysGen make drives with specs such as:
> 44 MB capacity
> 20 something ms access time
> Street price for the drive is around $800
> and I think cartridges are like $90

Actually, Syquest cost about $500 for the base unit, $80 for each 44Mb
cartridge, 25ms access time.  Price from Hard Drive International (see
Computer Shoppers magazine).  I have been using it as a REGULAR hard drive
for the past few months and has no problem.  Can't wait to get more
cartridges...