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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Anyone used the Seagate ST4144R 122 meg RLL?
Keywords: 4144, hard disk
Message-ID: <25d8ca70-231a.2comp.ibmpc-1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 14 Feb 90 04:00:08 GMT
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>Item 8986 (1 resps) by lulu at ucrmath.ucr.edu on Tue 13 Feb 90 14:36
>[david lu]    Subject: Anyone used the Seagate ST4144R 122 meg RLL?
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>Hi.  Looking through the February issue of _Computer Shopper_,
>I've seen a few places advertise a Seagate drive model ST4144R.
>It's a full height, 122 meg RLL drive, for around $600.  I've
>never heard of this drive before.  Anyone know if this is a new
>product from Seagate?  Anyone care to share his/her experiences
>with this drive?

Sure.  We have one in the machine called "ddsw1", which is where this post
comes from.  Working with a WD1006V/SR2 controller.  The drive itself was
>error free< when we got it, and remains so to this day.

I can't complain about it at all.  This is the fourth or fifth unit I've had
experience with, and all have been good solid performers.

You do need an RLL controller for it.  Get a good one (I recommend the
WD1006, although some people disagree with me on this one).

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