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From: jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ST225 outburst
Message-ID: <814@starfish.Convergent.COM>
Date: 16 Nov 88 19:18:28 GMT
References: <1757@imagine.PAWL.RPI.EDU>
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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From article <1757@imagine.PAWL.RPI.EDU>, by mcintyre@turing.cs.rpi.edu (David McIntyre):
> I have had extensive exposure to the ST225, including selling about
> 50 of them as a salesman for Computer Depot and owning two of them.
> In addition, I have bought ST225's for my dad, for my girlfriend,
> and have recommended them to many friends.
> 
> To all of them I apologize deeply and sincerely.  
> ===> I MEAN THIS...DO NOT BUY A ST225.
> Dave "mr question" McIntyre     
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Thanks, Dave.  It is not often we get such experienced advice.  Most
people are too embarrassed to open up about getting shafted; and other
people get burned, too.

Now, I have an ST-225 in my AT clone.  It works ok ... for now.  But I'm
worried.  I'll do my backups, I promise.

What do I need to do when it is time to buy a replacement drive,
presumably a larger drive?  The controller board in the machine also
appears to be Seagate (I'll double check).  Should I assume I must buy a
new controller board, too?  How about RLL controllers--are they worth
whatever premium is charged for them?


Rainy Days and
Automatic Weapons Fire
Alway Get Me Down.

These opinions are mine.
Jerry.  (jerry@starfish.convergent.COM)
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