Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxb!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rlgvax!geller From: geller@rlgvax.UUCP (David Geller) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Adding a hard disk to your IBM PC Message-ID: <420@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 12:39:06 EST Article-I.D.: rlgvax.420 Posted: Tue Feb 5 12:39:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 02:02:49 EST Distribution: net Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 27 For those you of wishing to upgrade your PC's with hard disk drives I'd like to recommend to you that you take a careful look at some of the most recent magazine and trade journals. You will be surprised at how low some of the current prices are. I bought a 20mg drive for my PC two weeks ago for $849 (including controller and software) and I see that the prices have already plummeted to $795. Now is a great time to buy. Of course waiting will mean you will get even lower prices. You will have lost valuable time using your system, though. I should add that I bought a Microscience drive and Western Digital controller. I was able to bring up the drive in my PC with my AST 6-PAK+, TECMAR Graphics Master, Mouse card, and floppy controller with only my original 65 Watt power supply!!! That's the amazing thing. These new drives require very little power. Of course your system may differ. Clip on power supplies can be had for as little as $88 if you find your system can't come up with using the 65 Watt power supply. It's a joy having 20mg on-line. The drive has worked perfectly since I first installed it. If you would like more specific information or recommendations as to where you might pick these drives up drop me a mail message. You should also take a peek at the November 1984 issue of PC Tech Journal. The cover story is about internal hard disk drives for the PC. Have fun if you buy one... Your PC consumer advocate David P. Geller ..!rlgvax!geller