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From: weiss@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss)
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Subject: Re: What kinda drive is in an SE?
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Date: 27 May 91 04:00:25 GMT
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In article <SMARGARI.91May25220755@emmy.nmsu.edu> smargari@nmsu.edu (Susan Margarit) writes:
>The usual drive is a Miniscribe somethin' or other. It is a slow drive
>(80-90 ms access time vs. 19ms standard for Quantum drives) with a
>notorious breakdown rate.

Not to mention the fact that the drive makes a grinding noise approximately
equal in volume to an old Boeing 707 with water injection on takeoff (those
things put out noise well over 100dB).
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