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From: mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amigas have keyboard garages) Meyer)
Subject: Re: Real System Comparisons
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In article <306@public.BTR.COM> eeh@public.BTR.COM (Eduardo E. Horvath  eeh@btr.com) writes:
   >They are (were?) also moving to the microchannel. I was looking at
   >what was being advertised. It's all ESDI, no SCSI to be found.

	   That's not true.  We bought a '386 20MHz over a year ago with a
   SCSI controller and a CDC WREN II drive.  SCSI is available, and has been
   for several years.  It is faster than ESDI and more expensive, thus the
   lower availability.  SCSI is used almost exclusively for network servers
   in the IBM world, and may become dominant there in a year or two.  Remember
   to add about $200 for the SCSI controller, and $500 for the 40M disk.

I'm willing to believe you bought the thing. I just didn't see any
advertised. Wanna provide a pointer to someone who sells complete
systems with the SCSI onboard (remember, that's what Dave required).

	<mike
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Come all you rolling minstrels,				Mike Meyer
And together we will try,				mwm@relay.pa.dec.com
To rouse the spirit of the air,				decwrl!mwm
And move the rolling sky.
