Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!husc6!bunny!jwg1 From: jwg1@bunny.gte.com (James W. Gish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Optical Disk/Dec3100 Question Message-ID: Date: 23 Mar 89 16:04:51 GMT References: <2415@tank.uchicago.edu> Sender: jwg1@bunny.UUCP Organization: GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA Lines: 15 In-reply-to: phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu's message of 23 Mar 89 05:48:43 GMT >If you have experience with either hooking up non-DEC harddisks or optical >floppies, please let me (and other readers here) know the specifics. Does one >need special drivers? Software knowledge? Hardware knowledge? Can you recommend >specific (optical) drives? I also am considering buying some 3100s. I would appreciate any information on third-party disk drives AND tape drives. DEC's price for the TK50Z and the extension box for the 3100 is $5415 ! -- Jim Gish GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, MA CSNET: jgish@gte.com UUCP: ..!harvard!bunny!jwg1