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From: SYSPMZT@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Hard-drive on a 520ST?
Message-ID: <91157.124715SYSPMZT@GECRDVM1.BITNET>
Date: 6 Jun 91 16:47:15 GMT
References: <1991Jun5.181758.4095@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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In article <1991Jun5.181758.4095@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
lch3e@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Lauren C. Howard) says:
>
>Can a hard-drive (spec. Megafile 30) be used with a stock 520ST?
>Will there be enough memory left to run WordPerfect? Timeworks DTP?
>
>Why are the Megafile 30's being sold off so cheap right now?  I know
>they're discontinued; but is there anything wrong with them?  Are
>they upgradeable?
>
I can't answer most of the questions, but having been in the market for
a hard drive recently, I can tell you that every dealer I've talked to
about the Megafile 30 has had the same response: "They're really slow.
Most of my customers can't deal with anything this slow."

Mind that they're dealers with non-Atari drives to sell, but it became
the expected response whenever I talked to one of them.  I found a
49M 28ns drive from Carter Graphics for $414 that I'm waiting for now.
Atari's Megafile was $365 at most places that would touch them.  Seemed
like a simple choice to me.

Phil Z