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From: v334mwv4@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Mark L Rosenberg)
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Subject: Re: Prestor harddrive controller (anyone got one?)
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Date: 28 Dec 90 06:47:49 GMT
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In article <1990Dec4.004838.4624@hub.cs.jmu.edu>, jmidili@hub.cs.jmu.edu (jeff midili) writes...
>Anyone out there own or use a machine that uses the Prestor hard
>drive controller card?  It's supposed to double the disk space
>of a MFM harddrive.  I assume it uses a compression algorithm on 
>the fly, but I really don't know much about it.  I need another
>drive, but can't really afford one, does anyone have anything
>to say about these controllers?
> 
>thanks,
> 
>    Jeff Midili
> jmidili@hub.cs.jmu.edu
> 
> 
>this is only a test...


Dear Jeff,

The places that I have worked at have had virtually no problems with the
perstor card.  It will double the size of you har drive and also allow you
to use hard drive organization programs like Pc Tools compress.
Another card that you may want to try is the EXPANZ card.  These people claim
to triple or more the size of you hard drive.  This will probably be my next
purchase.  Its about $150 but the developers tell that there is a problem
with running programs like Pc Tools Compress.

Thanks for all the fish

Mark