mdavis@pro-sol.cts.COM (Morgan Davis) (09/18/88)
Chris Shatara asks: > Question is now who is willing to be a first user and assess the > reliability of [Applied Ingenuity's] system. When my Datamac drives started to go flakey after four years of solid usage (normal wear and tear; they exceeded the MTBF rating), I shopped around for a replacement mechanism to retrofit the Tandon and Quantum units that Datamac used in their drives. The one I found was a Seagate ST-125, a 3.5" platter, very quiet, 38ms access, 20mb drive mechanism. I assume this is the same unit that Applied Ingenuity is using (though they might be using the SCSI model, I'm not sure). I can't say anything about their total drive package, but I am pleased with the performance of the ST-125 -- it is very fast, and very quiet. I also hear that a 28ms access unit might be produced soon, and that should really scream on an Apple. (For those owners with ailing Datamac drives, installing the ST-125 wasn't just a plug-in-and-go procedure. I had to modify and burn a new EPROM for the drive's controller board to handle the different cylinder and head count of the ST-125. FYI.) I got my ST-125 at dealer wholesale for about $240, by the way. That should give you some idea of the kind of profit A.I. is making if they do indeed use the ST-125. UUCP: crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mdavis ProLine: mdavis@pro-sol ARPANet: crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mdavis@nosc.mil InterNet: mdavis@pro-sol.cts.com
dougm@nucleus.UUCP (Doug McIntyre) (10/01/88)
Does anyone have the tech info or know where I can get it (ie. seagate) for a st251N 40M scsi drive? This includes pin outs of the drive selector header (why 4 sets of pins? only 3 are necessary to select the scsi id?) and also needed is the cylendars/heads/ etc.. This is the drive usually used for 40M scsi drives with apples.... thank you