Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Erik From: Erik@cup.portal.com (Erik - Dufek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: What hard disk to get for an XT clone ? Message-ID: <15192@cup.portal.com> Date: 28 Feb 89 10:20:22 GMT References: Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 37 In Johnny J. Chin writes: > From my personal experience as a PC technician (for ~7 years), I do NOT ^^^^^^^^ > [good thoughts on winchesters deleted] > I recommend the DTC because it allows you the ability > to upgrade to another drive without having to get another controller; whereas > with WDC you may have to (ie. the XTGEN card only supports a 20 MB and will ^^^^ ^^^^^ > not support a ST-251). With DTC, all you have to do is change the switches. > [Aside: I have been working for a computer firm in New York City for almost > 7 years and have since become the Technical Supervisor. > ^^^^^^^ > (Just in case you question my credablity.) I do. > -- J. Chin (a.k.a. Computer Dr.) Sorry Computer Doctor, for all your other intelligent comments you left yourself so wide open this was too good to pass up. What would you suggest that I do with my WD XTGEN that is controlling my 40Mb Toshiba (MK134)? Should I continue storing bits there or has my clone figured out a way to use the ether and is actually storing 1's and 0's in the vapor? Then again maybe my second drive on that controller (a Seagate ST-225) is a transvestite and has suddenly turned RLL. It's amazing how I've got 60 megs out of your 20Mb controller! Maybe I should will the system to the Smithsonian. Then again I could just not pay attention to every self proclaimed expert. > Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are STRICTLY my own, and not CMU's. I'll bet CMU appreciates that.