thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (02/01/90)
kls@ditka.UUCP (Karl Swartz) in <19873@ditka.UUCP> writes: :In article <26387@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes: :>The Miniscribe 3085 (HH, ST-506, MFM) works just fine in the UNIXPC, though :>you'd need a WD2010 disk controller to use all the Miniscribe's cylinders. :>The drives are still fairly easy to obtain, but Miniscribe has gone belly-up :>and once existing stocks are depleted, that's it. :MiniScribe filed for Chapter 11. That doesn't mean they've gone :belly-up, that means they're alive and operating but gravely ill. True (re: Chap.11). I've had NO problems with Miniscribe drives; just be sure the box you buy isn't filled with a brick! :-) For those who aren't aware, Miniscribe was filling their drive boxes with actual bricks as part of their financial scam reporting higher sales than their mfg. manufactured. But, some of the drives ARE now difficult to locate. For example, CompuAdd used to carry the Miniscribe 3085 as recently as last December; their latest catalog no longer lists that drive. One local (Silicon Valley) dealer is now reporting (again) difficulty getting the 6085 and 3085 drives. Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
kls@ditka.UUCP (Karl Swartz) (02/02/90)
In article <26487@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes: >kls@ditka.UUCP (Karl Swartz) in <19873@ditka.UUCP> writes: >:MiniScribe filed for Chapter 11. That doesn't mean they've gone >:belly-up, that means they're alive and operating but gravely ill. Looks like you may have been at least partially right. Latest word I've heard is that they have cut back production to only three models, all 3 1/2" units. I hope that's only temporary as their products are really nice and the 3085 is a sweetheart for the 7300 (no hump). :-( >I've had NO problems with Miniscribe drives; just >be sure the box you buy isn't filled with a brick! :-) When they say MiniScribe drives are solid as a rock they really mean it! :-) All kidding aside, I've never heard anything bad about one of their drives. That's something that can't be said for very many disk drive companies, and it's a shame to see one of the good guys on the rocks. (Oh god, another pun!) -- Karl Swartz |UUCP uunet!apple!zygot!ditka!kls 1-408/223-1308 |INet zygot!ditka!kls@apple.com "I never let my schooling get in |BIX kswartz the way of my education."(Twain) |Snail 1738 Deer Creek Ct., San Jose CA 95148