Phoenix Hard Drive
05-Oct-88 20:24:18
Sb: #14555-Phoenix Hard Drive
Fm: Richard Rae/SYSOP 76703,4253
To: Ron Hill 75340,3135
If it's the review that ran in Computer Shopper several months ago, you
should know that it was somewhat biased. Performance of both systems was
tabulated, and the Wedge came out a sorry second. Why? Because the
Palomax was driving an RLL drive, the Wedge an MFM (which accounts for a
50% speed increase right there).
Actually, "biased" is too strong a word. At that point in time, the
Palomax did have better software support, and initially the Wedge was NOT
recommended for RLL drives. Considering the lead time required for a
national magazine, it's probable the reviewer was working on the best facts
he/she had at the time.
Anyway, I mentioned the Wedge in response to a 1000 hard drive thread (I
THOUGHT… if it was on 2000s, I apologize!); you'll have to ask Larry
Phillips about 2000 Wedges, as I don't know.