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From: jim@tiamat.fsc.com (Jim O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: ESDI vs SCSI
Message-ID: <536@tiamat.fsc.com>
Date: 14 Apr 89 21:54:38 GMT
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In article <4725@vpk4.UUCP>, hjespers@vpk4.UUCP (Hans Jespersen) writes:
> 
> Actually, the ability to attach seven devices isn't that insane.
> Consider three 300 MB disks, one 125 MB cartridge tape, one 6250 bpi
> 9 track streaming tape, and your left with only two taps for
> your Optical Disk and SCSI <-> MIDI interface. ;-)

Don't forget the removeable cartridge hard drives that are available.  I have
a Syquest 44MB drive, and there is already a 100MB drive available.  I've
heard rumor of 150MB+ drives.  With that kind of capacity, and reliability
(no problem with any cartridge in 5 months of usage), these cartridge
drives could be an alternative to (generally) much slower tape drives.

But if you're going to put 300MB fixed drives on the bus, you'll need one
of the 2.2G 8mm tape drives, which are also available with SCSI
interfaces :-)
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James B. O'Connor			jim@tiamat.fsc.com
Filtration Sciences Corporation		615/821-4022 x. 651

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