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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:18588 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:70 comp.os.linux.hardware:2280 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5423 comp.os.os2.misc:126355 Newsgroups: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.indirect.com!wes From: wes@indirect.com (Barnacle Wes) Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components Message-ID: <D44Mn7.4FC@indirect.com> Sender: usenet@indirect.com (Internet Direct Admin) Organization: the briney, briney deep Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 04:18:42 GMT References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <D3HtB4.33G@bonkers.taronga.com> <D3L92H.3MA@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <3h8gss$8o5@hptemp1.cc.umr.edu> <D3puIM.2E1@bonkers.taronga.com> <3hreko$jt6@perot.mtsu.edu> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Followup-To: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Lines: 13 Ching Lin (csmadrin@perot.mtsu.edu) wrote: : BTW, any commants on IBM SCSI hard disks? : I just bought a 728MB IBM SCSI disk for $280. : I believe it runs at 4500 RPM. We have one of these in our RS/6000 m250. It died from overuse after 3-4 weeks of not being able to run AIX on it. My previous message about everyone in the computer industry just doing their best notwithstanding, IBM just plain sucks. The only good thing I can say about their hardware is that it isn't *quite* as bad as their software. :<( Wes Peters