perrone@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Perrone Ford) (02/08/89)
Hello, I am battling making a decision between buying a used SUN workstation and buying a NExT. I am using a 3/60 at the moment running 4.2 bsd but am interested in the new arrival. The major factor that could sway my decision is in the optical disk system on the NExT. I understand that the disk can come in as variety of sizes ( capacities ) but what I want to know is how much does it cost to swap in new disks. If I buy the 300M for example and fill it up...how much will it cost me to stick in another 300M? Also, is the OD similar to a cd...or does it come encased in some type of plastic shell? Just for the record, this will be a single user machine with internet capability. Perrone Ford P.S. Can I boot of the Optical, and can I back it up with a 1/4" tape?
jasmerb@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Bryce Jasmer) (02/08/89)
In article <549@loligo.cc.fsu.edu> perrone@loligo.UUCP (Perrone Ford) writes: > > Hello, > I am battling making a decision between buying a used SUN workstation >and buying a NExT. The major factor that could sway my decision is >in the optical disk system on the NExT. I understand that the disk can come >in as variety of sizes ( capacities ) The optical disks on the NeXT machine only give you one choice. A Cannon 256 megabyte optical disk. >but what I want to know is how much does it cost to swap in new disks. >If I buy the 300M for example and fill it up...how much will it cost me >to stick in another 300M? The optical disk cartridges cost approximately $50. >Also, is the OD similar to a cd...or does it come encased in some type >of plastic shell? It is *similar* to a audio compact disc but in no way the same. The optical disc comes encased in a hard plastic shell (very heavy duty) and is about 25% larger than a CD case. >P.S. Can I boot of the Optical, and can I back it up with a 1/4" tape? If you get it up on the network, backing it up is pretty trivial. I did a baseline of my optical (which happens to be the boot disk) onto an exabyte with no problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryce Jasmer | c/o Support Staff | Internet email: jasmerb@cs.orst.edu Computer Science Dept. | Oregon State University | NeXT voice mail: jasmerb@hobbes.cs.orst.edu Corvallis, OR 97331 | (I finally received my machine!! :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------