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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
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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
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