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From: korn@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn)
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Subject: Re: DataFrame changes
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 04:09:48 EDT
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In article <724@bnrmtv.UUCP> west@bnrmtv.UUCP (Andrew West) writes:

>I recently called SuperMac to ask them some questions about
>their DataFrame 20 and was told the following:
>
>1)  The type of drive they are using internally is changing.  Instead
>    of the MicroScience they have been using, they will be using
>    LPine OR SeaGate...

Interesting.  I was told that they are no longer using the SeaGates,
and are switching exclusively to MicroScience, though they were also
considering the LaPines.

>2)  The software included with the drive is out of beta and is
>    and official release.

This I'm almost sure is jumping the gun a bit.  We've JUST gotten Beta
1.4 of the Print Spooler (which seems to work w/out problems), and
version 1.5 of the Initializer.  They should have released
versions of the Spooler and backup software in a week or two though
(and since their drives are back ordered by 3 weeks, all the software
included with drives ordered from now forward might ship with the
official release).

>3)  The "XP upgrade", for $99 for the first month or so (Oct) and
>    $200 thereafter consists of an added ROM chip which helps out
>    the SCSI driver routines to speed everything up (the rumor I
>    originally heard was that the DF ROM cleaned up some sloppy
>    firmare in Apple's SCSI driver)

I've also heard rumors about buffering and so forth.  To answer the
XP upgrade question in another posting, yes, the drive WILL require
reformatting (unless my SuperMac contact lies...).  There's been
some delay w/the XP, b/c SuperMac thought they would have to support
Apple's File Tags.  But, after seeing Apple's SCSI (anyone played
with that yet, btw?), they decided they didn't have to.

Peter "Mr. SuperMac" Korn
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