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From: furlani@broadway.UUCP (John L. Furlani)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: about Seagates...
Summary: My ST238 works great.
Message-ID: <200@broadway.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 09:05:59 GMT
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Organization: University of South Carolina, College of Engineering
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>>>    Wait a minute! I thought Seagate drives were supposed to be some of
>>> the best. Have I been misinformed?
>
>> No, you haven't. In the PC world, Seagate is about as good as you
>>get. Apparently Ed Maurer up there is the one who's been
>>misinformed.
> 
>Brett must have missed the 100's of messages previously in this group
>about failed, no-good, worthless 225's.

Let me start off by saying that I don't have an ST225.  I do have an ST238
with an RLL controler, 30Mbytes, etc.  I have been using it almost everyday
for over 3 years now and have yet to have any problem with it.  I think
the misinformation may be between the drive and the company.

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John L. Furlani 
The University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
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