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From: phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Optical Disk/Dec3100 Question
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Date: 23 Mar 89 05:48:43 GMT
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>Does anybody have any information on ERASEABLE OPTICAL DISK
>DRIVES, more specifically for using with a Decstation 3100?

I strongly second this inquiry. I would like to buy a workstation with a DEC
MIPS processor and the NeXt I/O handling. I don't understand why I should be
satisfied with NeXt's flp power of 1/5 of DEC's, or a DEC peripheral of 332MB
24ms non-removable disk for $6000 (marketprices of faster SCSI harddisks are
about $2000).

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?

ivo 	phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu