UC.BRI%DEEP-THOUGHT@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Brian Totty) (04/12/86)
Have the ST hard disks been officially released yet? I hear bits of information about them, but haven't seen advertisements, etc. If they are not released yet, when will they be? If they are released, how much do they cost, how much do they hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? Any information at all would be great! Also, how about other companies' ST hard disks? Any good ones? Is there a tape backup system for the ST? (There are lots for the IBM & IBM mutations) Thanks, --- Bri -------
neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) (04/15/86)
In article <12198305522.32.UC.BRI@DEEP-THOUGHT.MIT.EDU>, UC.BRI%DEEP-THOUGHT@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Brian Totty) writes: > Have the ST hard disks been officially released yet? I hear bits > of information about them, but haven't seen advertisements, etc. > > If they are not released yet, when will they be? > If they are released, how much do they cost, how much do they > hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? Price: $799 list. Capacity: 20 megabytes Speed (transfer rate): 7.5 megabits/second Availability: sometime in May, probably late in the month. And probably will be in short supply for the first while, like any new hardware product that EVERYONE wants. --->Neil @ Atari UUCP: ...lll-crg!vecpyr!atari!neil
loerke@infbs.UUCP (04/16/86)
> Have the ST hard disks been officially released yet? I hear bits > of information about them, but haven't seen advertisements, etc. Have talked to Atari at the Hannover fair and to my dealer, and they told me.. > If they are not released yet, when will they be? > If they are released, how much do they cost, how much do they > hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? for Germany: the hard disk (~20 MB) will be delivered in June (his year, i hope :-) ), it will cost ~2000 DM (~830 US$). I have been told that the drive is very fast, but I couldn't check it myself. > Any information at all would be great! Also, how about other > companies' ST hard disks? Any good ones? Is there a tape backup system > for the ST? (There are lots for the IBM & IBM mutations) I have seen some at Hannover. There were drives from ~20MB up to ~80MB, pricing from ~2300DM to ~4500 DM, but I can't remember the company. -Achim <loerke@infbs.uucp>
frans@duvel.UUCP (Frans Meulenbroeks) (04/17/86)
In a 1040 brochure, I picked up the other day, they mention the SH 324.
This is a hard disk, 20 MB formatted, with controller, interface, and
power supply in one box. Connection with the ST is through the DMA interface.
On another page, they say something about a data transfer rate of 1.33 MB/sec
However, I've not yet seen this thing in a shop.
I've heard that the Haba disk is indeed available around here. A price of
fl. 3000,-- was mentioned, so it should be available in the US somewhere
around 1000 dollar.
--
Frans Meulenbroeks
until May 1, 1986: Philips Microprocessor Development Systems
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uucp: to be established soon; phildrm!frans?fox@bnrmtv (04/29/86)
> In article <12198305522.32.UC.BRI@DEEP-THOUGHT.MIT.EDU>, > UC.BRI%DEEP-THOUGHT@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Brian Totty) writes: > > > Have the ST hard disks been officially released yet? I hear bits > > of information about them, but haven't seen advertisements, etc. > > > > If they are not released yet, when will they be? > > If they are released, how much do they cost, how much do they > > hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? > > Price: $799 list. > Capacity: 20 megabytes > Speed (transfer rate): 7.5 megabits/second > Availability: sometime in May, probably late in the month. And probably will > be in short supply for the first while, like any new hardware product that > EVERYONE wants. > > --->Neil @ Atari > UUCP: ...lll-crg!vecpyr!atari!neil Is the hard disk going to be a straight plug like promised or will we need to supply the cables and plugs?
csc@watmath (05/02/86)
In article <186@atari.UUcp> neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) writes: >> hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? > >Price: $799 list. >Capacity: 20 megabytes >Speed (transfer rate): 7.5 megabits/second > >--->Neil @ Atari What is the "Speed (average seek time)"? Thanks, Jan Gray
root@ucsfcca.UUCP (05/04/86)
> In article <186@atari.UUcp> neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) writes: > >> hold, HOW FAST ARE THEY, and where can I get one? > > > >Price: $799 list. > >Capacity: 20 megabytes > >Speed (transfer rate): 7.5 megabits/second > > > >--->Neil @ Atari > > What is the "Speed (average seek time)"? > > Thanks, > Jan Gray Avila Associates just got an Atari hard disk so if you have a benchmark program that you feel appropriate to answer that question please mail it to me and I will try to get an answer. If it has to wait for us to write a test it may take a while. Thos Sumner (...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!ucsfcca.UCSF!thos)