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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net>
Cc:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Hard drive spindown (ORB, Castlewood)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904201409530.1514-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904191841540.87198-100000@foobar.hyperhost.net>

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On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Patrick Seal wrote:

> No, this drive JUST CAME OUT less than a month ago. I do not have the
> drive.  I am quoting something said on slashdot
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/04/19/2021246
> 
> This is a removable drive that acts just like a real hard drive.
> More information on ORB: http://www.castlewoodsystems.com/
> 
> I am asking because I want one, but It obviously would be nice to have it
> spin down. 

This sounds more like a design fault.  If the disks are ruined only after
(14*24) 336 hours of usage, then there is something seriously wrong.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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