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From: dtb@adpplz.UUCP (Tom Beach)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Segate & Motorola drives ******
Summary: Motorola often uses custom firmware
Message-ID: <461@adphdw20.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 91 20:01:13 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.123020.20@hamavnet> <941@ehviea.ine.philips.nl>
Organization: ADP Dealer Services R&D, Portland, OR
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We use Motorola 88000 based systems widely. Motorola frequently
has their device vendors provide customized firmware to provide
extended functionality OR compatibility with other devices in the
product line. I have heard that Motorola is dissatisfied with some
of the Seagate 3.5" devices which they were using and are changing
vendors of the 3.5" devices. While we don't use the 1200 MB drive
we use the 150, 300 and 600 MB devices. I am not aware of any plans
by Motorola to phase out any of these devices.

Tom

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