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From: jis@mtgzx.att.com (j.mukerji)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: Connecting CDC Saber disk
Keywords: Hardware
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Date: 9 May 89 03:38:07 GMT
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In article <314@shuldig.huji.ac.il>, shmuli@HUJICS.BITNET writes:
: Sun's distributor here says that it is not possible to connect a CDC Saber
: disk Model 9720/1230 (1.2 GB capacity, SMD/E interface, 3 MB transfer
: rate) to Sun workstations because the transfer rate is too high.  Has
: anyone done it?  Thinking of it?  Comments?

The said distributor of Sun seems to be mistaken. We have been using a CDC
9720/1236 with a Xylogics 753 Controller in a Sun 3/150 and getting very
satisfactory service for the last six months.

We plan to use these drives on our new Sun 4/330 servers too.
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