wrs@wb1.cs.cmu.edu (Walter Smith) (02/13/86)
I talked to a Warp Engineering sales guy today, and the prices have changed
since the MacWorld ad and the last informational post. The drive now costs
$949. Including the $30 tool deposit and UPS Blue Label (2nd day) shipping
brings the total to $994.40 (and of course you get the $30 back when you
ship the tools back). The price of the 12-month extended service contract
has been reduced to $149. I forgot to ask how much it costs to have them
install the drive.
Other information I haven't seen yet:
- a fan is included (I don't know what kind)
- they use an auto-boot floppy now but will boot directly with the
- new ROMs (?!)
- they use a Fastime-like SCSI interface board that plugs into the
ROM sockets
- a Mac Plus compatible version will be out soon
- the only software included is the HFS and Finder, no backup utility,
test programs, print spooler, etc., and no MFS/partitioning capability
- the drive can "withstand a six-inch fall to a hard surface" and
has automatic power-off head lifting (no parking required). I got
all sorts of interesting information about how the makers of the
drive left Seagate to form their own company and did defense
contracts for shock-resistant drives.
In other news, I called Megamax about their long-awaited debugger, and the
pleasantly Texan person who answered the phone said they would start
shipping on March 24. Not surprisingly, they have a large stack of orders
waiting to be filled as soon as the thing is finished. I suppose (and hope)
whoever is writing the debugger is under some pressure, since it was
supposed to be shipping last August...
- Walt
DISCLAIMER: I have nothing to do with Warp Nine or Megamax other than as an
interested (and satisfied, with Megamax) consumer.
--
Walter Smith, CS undergraduate, Carnegie-Mellon University
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