Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!dmcanzi
From: dmcanzi@watserv1.waterloo.edu (David Canzi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Risc System/6000
Message-ID: <1215@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 90 23:30:04 GMT
References: <1028700001@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1004@fiver.UUCP>
Reply-To: dmcanzi@watserv1.waterloo.edu (David Canzi)
Organization: Nattering Nabobs of Negativity.
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In article <1004@fiver.UUCP> palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes:
)> Alternatively one can purchase Feature number 2828
)> (SCSI adapter) for $1,200 and Feature number 2541
)> (Select 320MB disk) for $3,000.  These two features
)           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)             First drive cost 3000.00
)
)> provide one high-performance (12.5ms avg seek, 2MB/sec xfer)
)> 320MB disk.  
)> 
)> Once one has the SCSI adapter, any number of other interesting
)> devices can be installed, including (exclusive of cable costs)
)> Second 320MB disk 	$5,500
)         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)          Why is the second drive 2500.00 more than the first?
)          Is that the price of the cable?

Actually, the $3000 figure is for upgrading from a 120 MB disk to a 320
MB disk.  Since the 120 MB disk you give up for this option is worth
$1950, the actual cost of the first 320 MB disk is $4950.  So the cable
for the second 320 MB disk is only $550.  Quite reasonable.

-- 
David Canzi