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Subject: Re: /usr/obj size 
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Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 22:03:49 -0800
From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
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>On the topic of hard-disks, I obviously need a new one, so what do you all
>recomend for a FAST-SCSI-2 drive. I just have an NCR c810 controller, so I
>don't need the Ultra-Wide stuff. My local store is telling me that a 2GB
>Quantum Atlas is about $900 CDN!!! And his price on a Seagate Hawk 2.1GB
>is $700. Seems high to me, and I remember Terry and others debating the
>equal cost of IDE and SCSI a while ago.. The exchange rate is about 0.76
>right now, so my local guy wants about $500 US for the Hawk. Like I said,
>seems high..

The IBM drives are very reasonable right now.  Check out
http://www.basoncomputer.com/

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           michaelv@MindBender.serv.net
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