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#Hard Disk Drive

    15-Dec-86 01:08:54
Sb: #43845-#Hard Disk Drive
Fm: E. J. Lippert II 71330,2365
To: Larry Phillips/ICUG 74025,636
Larry: Yes, if a drive is SCSI they would say so. Most drives you see in mags include an I.B.M controller. If you can buy the Drive without the Controller (saving about $50-$100) you should be able to buy a SCSI adapter for it from OMTI or ADAPTEC for in the range of $100-$175. Some of the newer controllers even include RLL encoding which increases the capacity (and speed) of the drive by 50%, so buying a 40 MEG with a SCSI/RLL controller would give you a very cheap 60 MEG Drive. E.J. Lippert II C Ltd. Wichita, KS (316) 267-6321