Large ESDI Disks

From: jpero_at_sympatico.ca <(jpero_at_sympatico.ca)>
Date: Fri Feb 1 15:24:22 2002

> From: "Richard Erlacher" <edick_at_idcomm.com>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: Large ESDI Disks
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:06:26 -0700
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org

> Gee! I've never seen one that SMALL in the flesh, though I guess I read that
> there had been such things. The smallest I ever owned was 150, and that was
> just because it was half-height, meaning it would fit in the bay above the
> floppies ...
>

The smallest ESDI HD I had was 50MB by microscience. yup!

The biggest ESDI HD I have currently; 1.3GB and second biggest is
800MB (working w/ ultrastor U24F. Problem is with that Micropolis
1.3GB ESDI I couldn't get it LLF'ed w/ Ultrastor U24F, I think
something is not set right despite that card supports 2048 cyls.
Help?

About the current production of ESDI biggies what on earth it is used
for? Also can't be on 5.25", they're costly. I think they are
making ESDI 3.5" HH or even 3.5" x 1" ESDI, which would be a big wow
from me.

I thought ESDI interface is long since dead except for
formatting design and basic electronics of ESDI design still lives
on in most of HDs.

Cheers,

Wizard
Received on Fri Feb 01 2002 - 15:24:22 GMT