[rescue] 50-pin "Ultra SCSI" drives at bargain prices

Steve Pacenka sp17 at cornell.edu
Wed Jan 30 14:04:55 CST 2002


patrick at zill.net said:
> I didn't know you could do "Ultra SCSI" over 50-pin connectors:
> http://www.quadmation.com/promo/index.html
> 420MB Quantum 420S 50-pin, 256k cache, 3600rpm, access time 11.5
> only $65!
> Mr Bodoman, you have met your match! 

Ultra narrow: 50 pins, 8 bits, 20 megabytes/second.
Ultra wide: 68 pins, 16 bits, 40 megabytes/second.

The table is misleading  since the Quantum 3240S and below are all "fast"


$65 will easily buy a 4 gig ultra narrow drive, Seagate, IBM, etc.

But I doubt that these Quantum narrow drives do 20 MB/sec.

-- SP



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