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From: tomlin@hc.DSPO.GOV (Bob Tomlinson)
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Subject: Re: Super Eagles??  Not for me!  ... (Come now...)
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Date: Fri, 10-Jul-87 16:42:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 10 16:42:46 1987
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in article <673@uhccux.UUCP>, bob@uhccux.UUCP (Bob Cunningham) says:
> 
> When our Super Eagle rolled over and died last month (21 days
> after installation), I swapped it for a couple of M2331K's
> that I don't expect to have any problem with.  Nice little
> 337Mbyte drives, two cost about the same as one Super Eagle,
> and you can fit four into the same space a SE takes up.
> I'm using the same (Xylogics) controller.

An oversimplification is that the 2331/2333s are the 8" version of the
2361s (Super Eagles).  We've been running them for a couple years now
and they work fine, but in the early days of the 33s there were problems
also.  We had a couple die on us and remember sending back quite a few
of the early rev drives when they discovered process problems.  In fact,
a very early rev (serial #43 I think) drive we had is probably still running
(we had to give it back) as process problems only started when Fuji geared up
to full scale production.

I guess what I'm saying is that Fujitsu and companies OEMing the Fujis
just seem to have jumped the gun (probably based on the Eagle's reputation)
and started shipping the drives too soon.  I'd imagine the problems are
dampening out or are over with entirely.

Have you tried Hitachi's DK-815?  525 MB in a 9".  Works fine too and we got
a real good price.  They had problems early problems too, but that should
be done with now.

bob
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