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From: papa@uscacsc.UUCP (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Cheap disk drives
Message-ID: <303@uscacsc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Nov-87 04:14:21 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  8 04:14:21 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 01:28:47 EST
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Reply-To: papa@pollux.UUCP (Marco Papa)
Organization: Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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Keywords: IBM Cheap

All IBM-type disks used in the XT/AT models are compatible with the A2000.
These are ST506 drives.  Only problem you need half-height drives, while
most IBM clones use full-height.  Prices are going down rather sharply.
The best deal I have seen is for 42 Meg Miniscribe 3650 5 1/4 half-height
for $349 in either PC-Week or PC-magazine.  Lots of mail-orders will sell
it for $399 with the IBM controller that you need only if you have the
bridge card, and throw away if you have the A2090 Commodore hard disk
controller.  If you want just 20 Meg, bet prices are around $299, so you'll
be better off with getting larger models (if you have the extra $100).

-- Marco Papa
   Felsina Software

P.S.:
The Miniscribe 3650 has an access time of 61 msec with one partition,
and 42 msec. if subdivided in two equal partitions.