jdc@alix.UUCP (James D. Corder) (05/02/89)
Hello NetLanders:-) Our AT&T 3B2/300 SYS V 2.0 2mg ram 80mg hard drive is busting at the seams:-( I need more disk space!!! I would like to put news on a second hard drive. How much disk space would one need for news if you keep the information for a week, for two weeks? What is our cheapest way to go? I herd one can hang a second drive off the back port of the 3B2 without adding a Xm box, is this possible? What software does one need? What will this cost: 20mg, 40mg, 70mg, 80mg, ...? What about SCSI? Where do I get the SCSI card? Are there different types? What software will I need? What about the hard drive? What is the cost? Is it true that once you purchase a SCSI card and the "Software for THAT card you can pick up any SCSI box (ie: Mac SCSI hard drives) and simply slap one on? Does the SCSI card software handle any SCSI device no matter what machine it was made for? I have an AT&T service contract on this machine. Will any of this void our contract? Thank you, James D. Corder ...osu-cis!alix!jdc
det@nsscb.UUCP (Dennis Erwin Thurlow) (05/04/89)
In article <230@alix.UUCP> jdc@alix.UUCP (James D. Corder) writes: > What is our cheapest way to go? See below. > > I herd one can hang a second drive off the back port of the 3B2 >without adding a Xm box, is this possible? An additional ST506 can be added without additional hardware/software. If that isn't big enough, the XDC box is cheaper than a SCSI board. Call the people below to see what drives work with it. >What about SCSI? Where do I get the SCSI card? Are there different >types? What software will I need? What about the hard drive? What is the cost? East Coast Computer Systems is an offical AT&T VAR. They sell both the 73263 and 73282 SCSI cards. I think you need the former. It includes the SCSI connect kit. They also sell LARGE SCSI drives. Ask if others will work. They are at 1-800-ECCS-INC. >I have an AT&T service contract on this machine. Will any of this >void our contract? No. But if you have a problem that we determine is not our equipement we stop working on it unless you wanna pay. If you buy it from the people above, or any other authorized VAR they handle support for you (our techs though). -nsscb!det