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Subject: Re: Wanted: SCSI Disks for Sun3's
Message-ID: <574@DNA.LU.Se>
Date: Wed, 30-Sep-87 19:56:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: DNA.574
Posted: Wed Sep 30 19:56:51 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 3-Oct-87 04:08:50 EDT
References: <104400007@datacube>
Reply-To: rn@tts.lu.se (Richard Niklasson)
Organization: Communication Systems, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
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In article <104400007@datacube> berger@datacube.UUCP writes:
>I want to add Disk and Tape to Sun 3 computers.   I would  like to do
>it with as little pain as possible and the priceing should be in line
>with the cost of the computer.   Currently  if I  get a  Sun 3/50 for
>under  $5k,  I  have  to  pay  $8k  for 140Meg  Disk and  60 Meg tape
>subsystem.  The  amount of  disk is  barely enough  and the subsystem
>cost much more than the computer.  

We have been using "generic" SCSI disks and streamers to 3/50's for
about 3 months now without any trouble. The disks are MICROPOLIS 1375
140 Mb formatted(2 per station) and ARCHIVE 5945S 1/4" streamer 60 Mb
(1 per station). Each disk/streamer is mounted in a box with
power supply and a fan.

There were no trouble at all with the installation of the hardware
(when we finally did get the latest version of the PROM for the disks :-)
) and the standard "diag" program was used to format the disks.

In Sweden its about 1/4th of the cost per unit using this
configuration instead of buying it from SUN!!

          
                     Richard Niklasson
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