specifications for IBM XT-286

From: TeoZ <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Fri Sep 19 01:39:01 2003

> Smaller drives don't seem to have enough value to be marketable anymore.
> The scrap place I was at the other day was sorting drives, all tested bad
> from some rma type place, and anything smaller than 3 GB was going in a
> gaylord (heavy corrigated paper box that just fits on a pallet). It was
> almost completely filled by the end of the day, and that is one heck of a
> lot of drives, a rough guess is about 4,000, so it must have weighed more
> than a ton.

You can find 5.25 FH scsi 47GB Seagate for $19.99 here NEW

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/h_hd_ST446442W.html

So the smaller drives must have no value at all except for collectors who
want a stock drive in their machine.
Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 01:39:01 BST

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