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From: ir1@sdcc6.ucsd.EDU (ir1)
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Subject: Hard disk in a 6300
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Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 18:43:20 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 18 18:43:20 1987
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Summary: Is it worth $200 for 40 micro second access

Sender:Nathaniel Beck, Dept. of Pol. Sci.


I have an ATT6300 with a 386 Accelorator Card (on a separate board).
For various reasons I need a new hard disk. My choice is a Seagate
238 or 251. The cost difference is $200. I don't really need the
extrra
10 Megs of the 251 and was wondering whether the access time
difference
(40 to about 80 milliseconds) will make much difference. I currently
run DOS but may some day want a UN*X or ZENIX partition. My board
has a meg of memory with 256K used as a cache.

Is it worth the $200 to get the 251.

Thanks in advance.

Nathaniel Beck
Dept. of Pol. Sci.
UCSD

e-mail: beck@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (ARPA)