davidc@ziebmef.uucp (David Carlton) (06/07/89)
Can someone tell me if GVP (Great Valley Products, Inc.) are accessable
through the NET? If not, could someone tell me a bit about the new IMPACT SQ44
Removable Hard Drive?
I am interested in what comes with one and the pricing... Also, does it have
GOOD installation software/documentation? Some companies really scrimp when
it comes to the manuals...
Thanks for your time.
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David Carlton
..!{uunet!atcan!telly!magsta,utgpu,ontmoh,ziebmef}!davidca3@mindlink.UUCP (Dave Allen) (06/07/89)
I have had very good experiences with GVP Products, particularly the SQ44 removable drives. My first customer had very limited experience with the CLI (his specialty is video) but by following the well documented instructions he was up and running in 20 minutes. I would recommend GVP Products, and I am not affiliated with the company aside from being happy to offer thier line to local users. -- RSI-where WEDGES come from // Multi-Tasking is my life! 9651 Alexandra Road // Name: Dave Allen Richmond, B.C. Canada \\ // Phone: (604) 278-6694 - MIND LINK (604) 533-2312 V6X 1C6 \X/ UseNet: uunet!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!Dave_Allen
new@udel.EDU (Darren New) (06/08/89)
The SyQuest 44 MegaByte hard drive is very nice. I bought it from GVP, but since they have no controllers for the A1000, I've been trying to get my CLtd controller to work. (Just got the software to recognise the card while my memory was plugged in. The culprit: oxidized contacts! ARGGG!!!) Cartridges can be changed in about 30 seconds (spinup and spindown time). It seems fast, but I dont have any diskperf stuff yet. The drive itself does not include a cartrige (~$120, I think). It includes a manual for describing the setting of the jumpers, proper care, etc. It slips into an A2000 (Im told) just as you would expect. It has an IBM XT compatible power connector and a 50-pin standard SCSI connector. I have heard reviews from friends that the installation software that comes with GVP's controller is easy and works. Their drive also recognises a cartridge change and issues DiskChange commands for you, which is something that most other cards dont do. The card itself is quite fast, with buffer ram on the card (8K, I think) that allows burst transfers of some sort. (I think the card DMAs into this private memory and then block moves it to Amiga RAM, which allows 68020 boards and hi-res overscan without any problems.) There is a review in a recent Sentry magazine (a few months back) that said much nice stuff. -- Darren