neese@adaptex.UUCP (06/08/90)
>/* ---------- "Which SCSI disk and tape drives for" ---------- */ >We're looking at SCSI drives (to run with the Adaptec 1542B SCSI controller >under SCO Xenix 386 GT). We heard that the quality of the Wren series has >suffered since it has been made by Seagate. Is there any truth in this? I deal a lot with the Imprimis engineers and I can tell you that things are running as before. They are still recognized as the class act of the hard disk world. >The alternatives we are looking at, are: Micropolis 1684 which is a half-height >drive with 345 Mbytes after formating, and one of the Maxtor 300Mbyte drives. I would use as a second alternative; Maxtor (as long as it the 4000 series or above). >Also, what is the best 150Mbyte SCSI tape drive for the above configuration. >We are looking for one which will use the standard SCSI drivers built into >Xenix GT (and SCO UNIX). We have been offered a Cipher CP150. Does this >work well? I belive you may be referrring to the ST150S tape drive. There are two flavors of this drive the ST-150S (72ips) and the ST-150S90 (90ips). I have the 90ips drive on my system at home and the 72ips drive on adaptex and have never had a moments problems from either. Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ uunet!swbatl!texbell! {cpe,merch,nominil}!adaptex!neese uunet!mlite!adaptex!neese
shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) (06/11/90)
In article <29600006@adaptex> neese@adaptex.UUCP writes: > >I deal a lot with the Imprimis engineers and I can tell you that things >are running as before. They are still recognized as the class act of the >hard disk world. I hope this remains the case. I have a lot of respect for the engineers at CDC/Imprimis and their small disk drives, but a number of items encountered since the purchase lead some of us to watch and wait. Among these: 1) the phone changeover to a 900-service, requiring you to PAY at some unspecified rate to talk to Technical Support; 2) pending litigation by, I believe, Conner charging that Seagate is holding up critical drive parts formerly provided by CDC; and 3) a posting recently that spare parts are becoming harder to obtain since the takeover.