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From: SCST86@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Which harddisk?
Message-ID: <91016.201058SCST86@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>
Date: 16 Jan 91 20:10:58 GMT
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Hi There,
   I use an Arch (a 310 actually) with an SCSI drive. The card is the very
fast Oak 16bit and the drive is a Seagate 84Mb 24ms device. This combination
gives about 640K/sec transfer rate which is GREAT DEAL faster than the old
20Mb ST506 machine I used to use.

   On the software side I've experienced NO compatibility problems at all. The
only worry I had before I bought it was that fact that then the PC Emulator
didn't work with SCSI drives. But now, with the latest version, it runs VERY
well.
   And of-course all the RiscOS apps run fine on the drive (well, being Risc OS
apps they would wouldn't they!?!)

   My advise.... Go for SCSI. The OAK one is fast, but I hear the new SCSI
controller that's coming from 'The Serial Port' will be faster. (I know Altman
reads this group so he might like to comment?) And get a BIG drive too! RiscOS
stuff EATS disk space!!!

Yours.....
Jason.