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From: jwohl@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Jeremy Wohl)
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Subject: Re: 2.2GB + drives for PS/2 80/95
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Date: 29 Apr 91 20:46:32 GMT
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In article <5605@mindlink.bc.ca> Alykhan_Virani@mindlink.bc.ca (Alykhan Virani) writes:
>I was hoping somebody on the net would know who sells large SCSI hard drives (
>2.2 gigabyte or greater) that work on a PS/2 model 80-321 or on the new 95.
>The largest drive I have seen is 1.02 gigabytes.
>The system runs on OS/2 1.3 and uses the HPFS filing system.   I cannot use
>multiple drives becuase I am creating a database that will be about 3 gigabytes
>in size.  (a database in OS/2 EE cannot span multiple drives).
>I would also need a controller that supports some form of disk mirroring.

Hmm.  Problem.  The biggest (5.25" form factor, micros) hard disk at the
moment is 2GB.  You'll have to wait another year or so for 3GB.
Also, IBM will be bringing out a 1.3 (1.2?)GB 3.5" form factor drive in
a couple of months.

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Jeremy Wohl / wohl@max.physics.sunysb.edu / jwohl@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu