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From: cjp@beartrk.beartrack.com (CJ Pilzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Do I want this 7300?
Summary: Changing disk is easy and cheap
Keywords: 7300, unix
Message-ID: <446@beartrk.beartrack.com>
Date: 18 Dec 90 07:58:28 GMT
References: <70443@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <179@raysnec.UUCP> <27824@cs.yale.edu>
Organization: Bear Track Computer Co., Takoma Park, MD.
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I just got an old 7300 with a bad 20 meg disk.  I opened as described in the
other response and replaced it with a mitsubitshi 535 mfm 42 meg disk with
no problem at all.  I used the diag disk to format the disk 977 cyl and 5
heads.  Everything worked fine.  I got the disk drive new from Warehouse 54
(800) 955-0054 for $259 plus shipping of $14.  It came in about three days.

I didn't pay anything for the 7300, so I think I have a really cheap unix
computer.  With operating system version 3.5 and the developement system
and utilities I have 78% of the disk remaining.

I made no other changes to the computer.  The battery is dead, but I can 
reset the date when I boot up.  I will get around to changing it some day.

-- cj