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From: sbw@naucse.UUCP (Steve Wampler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Small SCSI disks for DECstation 3100?
Message-ID: <1143@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 89 23:39:43 GMT
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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We are considering buying some DECstation 3100's for use in
a network.  Although essentially diskless, I like the idea
of having a small 'paging' disk in each.  Dec sells a
104MB 3.5in disk for just this purpose.  I was wondering
what other options might be (and for how much).  The
controller is SCSI, so I assume that most SCSI drives
would work, but I know *nothing* about 3.5in SCSI drives.

I know CDC makes a 16.5ms 100MB 3.5in drive, for example,
but haven't heard of a SCSI version of it.

If you know of any that are reasonable (and I assume that,
for paging, speed is pretty important), please email me.

By the way, I have one piece of paper from DEC telling me
the 3100 enclosure can take two 1/2ht 3.5in drives, but
all the other pieces of paper only mention putting one
such beast internally.  Anyone know for certain?

Thanks!
-- 
	Steve Wampler
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