WTB/T: Conner hard drives

From: jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca <(jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca)>
Date: Mon Jun 22 05:04:19 1998

> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:32:20 +0100
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: Julian Richardson <JRichardson_at_softwright.co.uk>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: RE: WTB/T: Conner hard drives
> X-To: "'classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu'" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>

> rats, I had a whole heap of these a while ago but disposed of them all -
> they seem extremely unreliable and kept on dying on me, so I dumped the
> lot...
>
Hi Julian,

Don't feel bad, they're no good anyway and always very slow compared
to same capacity as other brands. Conner guys came from Seagate then
next thing we know Seagate brought that business back! :)

No small wonder... I wondered why I didn't see any more after 5
years when I could pick them up, all models by the dozen, some sick
some working. Must be failures and time did them in.

In that 3 years period saw more than 20 troubles conners myself of
any types and I always see them lying around on many shop benches by
bunches daily between '90 to '93. Far worse than even WD in 3.5 x 1
factors and even in seagates, other brands as well. Compareable to
Miniscribes at that time too. :-) Godawful Miniscribe...even I
shudder when once good Maxtor bought Miniscribe then threw away all
of their Maxtor's original designs for that miniscribe's design
especally the 7000 series. How dumb. Even now, we were shocked when
we called up Maxtor about circuit boards and they say they don't
design them and don't know who made them!!! You're been warned.
We are still wary about the Maxtor current new designs in shipping,
performance is getting there but never the same yet.

Last time I saw one was last saturday still spinning in one old
386sx 16 machine. CP3044 btw.

Take care...

Jason D.

> cheers
>
> J.
 
email: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca
Pero, Jason D.
Received on Mon Jun 22 1998 - 05:04:19 BST