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From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User)
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Subject: optical r/w  and flopticals (they're different!)  (was:Best hd combo)
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Date: 24 Jun 91 06:12:20 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.032653.5683@utstat.uucp> philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough) writes:
>Average seek time=66ms, Average latency=16.7ms, Disk transfer rate=4.35Mbs,

	UGGH! 66 ms? And I thought my 35 ms (I think that's right) Seagate
drive was bad! (and it IS! but it was $150 for a 40 meg drive.. I hope to 
upgrade since I have a job this summer)

>As for the flopticals, they are still unavailable. This one can be ordered.
>Education prices vary but are below $1000US. The unit also plays 3.5"
>CD-ROM's.

	That's wrong. One of the two main companies, Brier or Insite, has
started selling their drives. I do not remember where my info comes from, but
I know I heard/read it somewhere.  Both may be selling their drives by now.
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