From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Apr 11 17:29:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA27439 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 11 Apr 1996 17:29:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA27432 for ; Thu, 11 Apr 1996 17:29:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id KAA02052; Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:27:33 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604120057.KAA02052@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Micropolis 1991 AV 9GB Drive To: jacs@gnome.co.uk (Chris Stenton) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:27:33 +0930 (CST) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Chris Stenton" at Apr 11, 96 05:59:20 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Chris Stenton stands accused of saying: > > I am thinking of getting a Micropolis 1991 AV 9GB Drive. Has anyone > else got one and does it work with 2.1-stable? > > Is there a better 9GB drive I should be going for ... any advice would > be appreciated. Either that or the Seagate 9GB drive; both are quite good units. Before we go any further, are you planning on using it for a news spool? (If the answer is "yes", then the response is _don't_). Bear in mind that both these units are _slow_, and require specialised cooling to avoid thermal overload and premature death, as well as a _serious_ power supply. A normal PC chassis is _totally_ inappropriate for these disks. > Chris -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[