tankus@hsi86.hsi.com (Ed Tankus) (01/21/91)
I would like to know who makes Erasable or WORM optical disk subsystems
that run unde OS/2. The disks would be used for archiving engineering
drawings, etc. The product would have to run on a Dell 333D 386/33MHz
machine.
Please let me know price, availability, and RELIABILITY. No, I haven't
tried DELL but they're first on the list.
Thanks!
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Ed Tankus. {uunet,yale}!hsi!tankus -- OR -- tankus@hsi.comlairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) (01/22/91)
This month's (Dec 90/Jan 91) OS/2 and Windows Magazine reviews the Iomega LaserSafe. It's magneto-optical based. From their Info File and Snapshot: ----------------- Iomega 1821 West 4000 South Roy, UT 84067 (800) 456-5222 Subsystem: $4,999 Media: $299 (per disk) MCA: $399 ISA: $265 [This uses a SCSI interface and can share - chain - with other devices.] Runs only under OS/2 for now. (So there!) Highlights: improved security 595.2 MB [double sided disks - manual side change] compact [10.33"x10.33"x4.88"] Winchester interface [as opposed to WORM-style] fast access [avg. access 66.7 msecs.] 10 year media use [need to be destructively verified periodically] ------- For the same cost you could get a BIG hard drive and have some money left over for the DAT drive to back it up to. I suppose the removeable media is of interest to some. Also, it's quite rugged. I'm holding out for 1Gig and up... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyler Laird I'm the NRA ky@en.ecn.purdue.edu