olson@anchor.sgi.com (Dave Olson) (04/08/90)
In article <9004060833.aa05518@VIM.BRL.MIL> ferry@BRL.MIL (Michael Ferry, VLD/IBAB) writes: | John, Please forward me a copy of your previous post. Thanks! | I called 3M and requested info on the differences between the | two cartridges. The ID/REV of the DC600 is 5A and of the DC6150 | (DC600XTD) is B4. The load-point hole for the 600 is at 48 inches, ... | By the way, is DC600XTD an SGI-OEM designation | for the DC6150 cartridge? It is not listed on any of the info | I received from 3M. DC600XTD is the older name for the DC6150 cartridge. I suspect part of the reason for the name change was to establish in customers minds that this really is a different cartridge type from the 600A. Dave Olson Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
jeremy@perf2.sgi.com (Jeremy Higdon) (04/09/90)
In article <9004060833.aa05518@VIM.BRL.MIL>, ferry@BRL.MIL (Michael Ferry, VLD/IBAB) writes: > > . . . . . . . . By the way, is DC600XTD an SGI-OEM designation > for the DC6150 cartridge? It is not listed on any of the info > I received from 3M. DC6150 is the new name for DC600XTD. They went to the new method, because they thought that DC6250, DC6320, and DC6525 would be more meaningful than whatever letter combinations they would have been able to come up with under the old system (XXXTD, RXXXTD?).