What about JTS (with their 500,000MTBF), the company that owns what's left
of Atari? (Their drives are on the top of MY list for quality.)
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca <jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: Micropolis - moon or bust?
> At 11:33 PM 12/20/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >Have anyone noticed that Micropolis hung up their website and fallen
> >off earth's face?
>
> Sorry to say, there was an announcement about a month ago that the parent
> company of Micropolis, faced with continuing losses in the disk storage
> division decided to terminate all operations.
>
> Or, in a more direct form: Micropolis got it's plug pulled.
>
> Yet another of the older companies falls by the wayside.
>
> -jim
Thank you for this tidbit news! :) That is important because I get
several questions or read others or helping out other guys with
hd's...
Who was the company who owned and (also pulled the plug) on this
Micropolis?
In other words, we have nothing to compare anything to this quality
standards that was once Micropolis. Now, that is very unfortune
news. Fujitsu is no longer on my favorite list. The definatine
quality control of any remains with Quantum and Seagate's top end
drives. HMO
Thanks...Until anything changes, I will tell anyone who asks about
buying hd to either pick Quantum for anything or Seagate (for medium
to top end, low end are "Conner" design and QC and importantly
compatiablity on master/slave relationship on these are still so so
and bit slow). Their former low end before "Conners" replaced 'em
were superb after years of debugging and had seagateshield which I
consider this neat and good idea for short time! The design mark on
these low end drives were left by long gone CDC and Imp---? and still
see former designs in Cateeh and some few high end drives.
If there is once in a while best deal on new remaining micropolis hds
and expect no warrenty on them if the price is right. If I suspect
rightly...
WD is just ok, still too new to hd making since they're quit their
card controller making exactly under 10 years ago. Superb but
improvements would be good to speed up the ragged performances, oh
well no more controllers from them now. :( ) Especially on newer
series currently in production for least 2 years and still have
problems with 3 platters drives usually.
I hasten to add my tidbit about wdc, few years ago when I was
using WD's drives (never brought any except for used buys) in service
work and helping out friends. Noticed they can be commanded to seek
harder when PIO modes is pushed over (set by on hard jumpered i/o VL
cards) faster than their specs which made weird unhealthy noises and
causes errors. Quickly put correct setting in order afterwards.
Real fun to see WD 420mb hd read from out to in in seconds flat!
That horrible noise and nearly metallic noise, ugh! Other than
that, I have never seen like that in other hard drives of any makes
besides WD.
Maxtor, JTS and Samsung is what I prefer to avoid.
Side comment: I wonder why several companies pulled out making 2.5"
drives (Like to have more options myself.) and one or two jumping in
making oddball 3.0" hard drives for portables recently?
And finally, years ago, I was told by my best friend in computer
service former Conners had problems with 2.5" drives, could anyone
have a care to tell me more about this?
Jason D.
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Received on Mon Dec 22 1997 - 01:21:43 GMT