kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) (12/24/86)
In article <2040@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>, unllab@amber.berkeley.edu writes: > > We have a microVAX II... I recently got a Micropolis 1325 drive > but the DEC formatter barfed on it. To my eye, there is no difference > between the Micropolis 1325 that came with the system, and the open > market version i tried to use. > > Did DEC do something sneaky with the drives they ordered from Micropolis? > ... you can save $1-2K over what DEC wants for an RD53. Yes, DEC did do something sneaky. If you jumper R7 it will work. I got quotes of: $1195 for Micropolis 1325 vs. $4050 for a DEC RD-53. A nice $3000 savings. -- Ken Greer ELAN Computer Group (415) 948-8193 {hplabs,bnrmtv}!elan!kg