Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!burl!codas!mtune!quincy!icus!lenny From: lenny@icus.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general Subject: Re: 7300 floppy + memory query Message-ID: <55@icus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 23:22:26 EST Article-I.D.: icus.55 Posted: Wed Nov 25 23:22:26 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 16:59:34 EST References: <2848@ihlpf.ATT.COM> <384@gethen.UUCP> Organization: ICUS Computer Group, Islip, NY Lines: 46 Xref: utgpu comp.sys.att:1649 unix-pc.general:47 Summary: How about a 1.2M floppy? In article <384@gethen.UUCP>, farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes: > In article <2848@ihlpf.ATT.COM> spear@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Spearman) writes: > >First, was I the only person who did not know that the floppy > >in the 7300 is not PC-compatible. > > You are wrong. The floppy in mine, and the one specified in the Tech > Reference Manual, is a dead standard Teac floppy, no different than > the one I have in my PC. You might try playing with those jumpers > some more. > There is a lot of talk about the floppy being a PC compatible standard Teac drive. Would there be a possibility of putting in a 1.2M/360K floppy in the Unix PC? The older 20M PC7300 used to have a 1.2M floppy. Why did AT&T make this painful reduction in floppy capacity. I assume they want us to shell out the $$$ for the Tape Backup unit which costs as much as the PC itself. :-( I wouldn't mind a tape backup, but paying $1500+ for it is slightly ridiculous! Question 1 - If I could put in a 1.2M floppy and reduce my complete backups from 150+ disks to 40+ disks how would I go about it? Does it require disk controllers to be changed? Or can this controller handle both capacities? What make drive would be suggested? Question 2 - If the above is impossible where could I get a tape backup that costs less than what AT&T sells? Alloy used to make the FT-73 which was rumored to be less? I heard they don't sell it anymore. Question 3 - Now that AT&T officially dropped the UNIX PC line (for what reasons I don't understand) When will the peripherals come down in price? I would like to someday upgrade memory and other things. Thanks in advance, Lenny -- ============================ US MAIL: Lenny Tropiano, ICUS Computer Group IIIII CCC U U SSSS PO Box 1 I C C U U S Islip Terrace, New York 11752 I C U U SSS PHONE: (516) 968-8576 [H] (516) 582-5525 [W] I C C U U S AT&T MAIL: ...attmail!icus!lenny TELEX: 154232428 IIIII CCC UUU SSSS UUCP: ============================ ...{uunet!godfre, mtune!quincy}!\ ...{ihnp4, boulder, harvard!talcott, skeeve, ptsfa}! >icus!lenny "Usenet the final frontier" ...{cmcl2!phri, hoptoad}!dasys1!/