Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bu.edu!nntp-read!jc From: jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: Purchasing drives for SunOS 4.1.1 Message-ID: Date: 23 Apr 91 10:56:00 GMT References: Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Followup-To: comp.unix.admin Organization: What do you mean 'That *can't* be done????' Lines: 53 In-reply-to: jc@raven.bu.edu's message of 12 Apr 91 15:38:33 GMT I posted this message: >>>>> On 12 Apr 91 15:38:33 GMT, jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) said: jc> System: SunOS 4.1.1 with 4 SparcStation 2's, an SLC and a jc> Sun 4/380 as console. jc> Spending: Willing to spend between $6,000 - 7000. jc> Questions: We are in need of more disk space. We have two Seagate jc> Wren V's now, and some smaller seagate drives. What would jc> be the gurus' choices if they were in the same position? jc> I am looking at a strong posibility of Wren VII's and to be jc> honest, I am completely new to hardware. I am taking over jc> Sys. Adm. job of a graduating senior, and would like to do jc> as much of this as possible without his assistance as he will jc> be gone soon. jc> Please provide both quotes, manufactures, and any other info jc> with your description. I will post a summary of responses jc> when I have made my decision. jc> Extra: Also, if anyone has good ideas on what magazines or the like jc> which would be very beneficial to my learning about the current jc> hardware situation in compu-land, I would greatly appreciate it. jc> Thank you for your time. jc> JC I have received a lot of mail in reply to this and will be posting the summary this weekend. However, my boss wants to know a bit about the 2+GB disks out there. So, what would be the choice of the net? Can I get a SMD disk for less than $7000? jc -- -- James Cameron (jc@raven.bu.edu) Signal Processing and Interpretation Lab. Boston, Mass (617) 353-2879 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "But to risk we must, for the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. For the man or woman who risks nothing, has nothing, does nothing, is nothing." (Quote from the eulogy for the late Christa McAuliffe.)