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From: david@visix.com (David Charlap)
Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 22:48:21 GMT
References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <3h8gss$8o5@hptemp1.cc.umr.edu> <D3puIM.2E1@bonkers.taronga.com> <3hep07$d3m@mercury.interpath.net>
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Tom Wilson <ctwilson@mercury.interpath.net> wrote:
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>You're right about Miniscribe...Maxtor got 'em...

Good riddance.  Every single MiniScribe drive I ever used broke within
six months of installation.  Usually something along the lines of the
spindle motor burning itself out.  A completely inexcusable failure,
IMO.

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