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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in2.uu.net!194.159.1.11!news.clues.com!news.demon.co.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!viewp.demon.co.uk!viewp.demon.co.uk!viewp.demon.co.uk!richard From: richard@viewp.demon.co.uk (Richard Chapman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Seeking advice on new system purchase Date: 24 Dec 1996 01:09:11 GMT Organization: Viewpoint Systems Lines: 24 Message-ID: <59nafn$e6f@viewp.demon.co.uk> References: <59dhb9$p6g@shellx.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: viewp-le.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: viewp.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33148 Tony Porczyk (tporczyk@best.com) wrote: : Christmas season is right ahead of us, and it's time to reward oneself, : so I'm planning a purchase of a new box to run primarily FreeBSD. While : 4. I was attracted by the low price of IBM SCSI 2 GB 32160 drives. Are : they any good? I have just installed 4 of them; 3 for use in our office. All attached to IBM RS/6000 1 at a customer site, also on a RS/6000 I have had no problems with them at all. They have fast transfer rates and low access times. I would recomend them. Richard -- Richard Chapman | Tel 0370 513605 | e-mail: richard@viewp.demon.co.uk Theatre Technican - Lighting Designer - Sound Engineer - Unix Systems Admin.