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From: mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Seagate ST-225
Message-ID: <408@zinn.MV.COM>
Date: 22 Nov 88 08:33:53 GMT
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Reply-To: mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett)
Organization: Zinn Computer Co., Litchfield NH
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In article <1037@proxftl.UUCP> markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) writes:
>With all this talk about ST225's, I thought I'd mention that I've had an
>ST-225 in my PC for 3 years and haven't had a single problem with it.  Now,
>the Western Digital controller it is attached to is a different story...
>No, I don't take the machine on trips; no, it doesn't run 24 hours a day;
>No, I've never dropped it; I guess I'm just lucky.

I guess I must have missed the anti-ST225 discussion; I really can't
imagine such a thing.  I bought an ST225 close to 4 years ago, have used
it 24 hours a day since then with no problems whatsoever.  The first
half of its life it was used in a CP/M-based BBS.  Then it saw long-term
and heavy duty as the news disk here on zinn.  Two days ago I retired it
when I installed a ST4096 (purchased for much less than I originally got
the ST225!) and moved the old 42MB MiniScribe over to /usr/spool duty.

The ST225 has worked like a champ, and I know a number of people with
similar experience.  I'm sure mine will be put to use again.

-mm-
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