darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) (02/23/90)
Original-posting-by: darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) Original-subject: Re: 300Mb ESDI for PS/2 Model 80 Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) In comp.sys.ibm.pc, panisset@mcgill-vision.uucp (Jean-Francois Panisset) writes: > 1-Who makes reliable 300Mb ESDI drives? I got interesting quotes on MiniScribe > and Micropolis, but it seems that both of these companies are now out of > business (I know for sure about MiniScribe, but Micropolis was news to me). > I heard that Priam is also out: who is left then? CDC (also known as Imprimis -- and owned (partially?) by Seagate) is supposed to have excellent quality drives, although at a price ($$$). I've been looking at the prices for CDC/Imprimis drives, and they do not seem that much more expensive than other drives (with 300 MB drives, perhaps $100-$200 more than other drives). I am currently looking for a 300MB half-height SCSI drive, and people have recommended CDC/Imprimis and Micropolis drives as being very good drives. As I've also heard that Micropolis is "close to receivership", I'm currently leaning towards a CDC/Imprimis drive. The latest issue of Computer Shopper has a fairly comprehensive table listing ESDI, MFM/IDE, and SCSI drives. -- Darryl Okahata darrylo%hpnmd@hpcea
steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) (02/25/90)
In article <11120@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu> darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) writes: > CDC (also known as Imprimis -- and owned (partially?) by Seagate) Arrrrrgh! CDC used to be a computer company -- the full name is "Control Data Corporation" -- and they used to make some mighty fine disk drives. Now I think they've gone the way of most American industrial firms, they own things and sell financial services and stuff, but don't seem to make anything, best I can tell. As part of the process of stopping being a computer company they sold their disk drive division. They gave it a name just before they put it on the market -- they called it "Imprimis". Seagate bought Imprimis. Hope that helps. -- Steve Nuchia South Coast Computing Services (713) 964-2462 "You have no scars on your face, and you cannot handle pressure." - Billy Joel