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From: dts@cloud9.Stratus.COM (Daniel Senie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Maxtor 1140 query
Message-ID: <4506@cloud9.Stratus.COM>
Date: 24 Mar 89 06:08:03 GMT
References: <21864@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
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In article <21864@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>, marquis@qal.qal.berkeley.edu (Roger Marquis) writes:
> 
>   Does anyone have information on the Maxtor 1140? I believe its a
> 170meg, 28ms full height drive. The one I'm looking at has it's own
> controller with a standard IBM interface. I believe it was purchased
> around 1985.
>   In particular:
>      Are these drives dependable, even when 4 years old?
>      Are they actually 170megs @ 28ms?
>      What is a good price to pay for one?
>      Are there any peculiarities I might look for in this drive or in
>        drive this size?

Be careful with this particular vintage drive. The drive is an MFM style.
It works with the hard disk controllers in just about every AT and 386
machine. Its drive designation is in the first 15, so it even exists in the
BIOSs of VERY early ATs.

The drive formats to 110MB, not 170MB. Access is around 28ms.

I tried a used one of these drives that someone at work had kicking around from
a previous company. The thing had a LOUD high pitch whistle. I believe the
bearings on the drive were SHOT! It was a few years old and had received
fairly continuous use... Your milage may vary...

If you really want a large disk and can afford it, the speed difference of
ESDI is worth it...

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