Date   : Sat, 27 Apr 1985 01:09:05 GMT
From   : Ravi Subrahmanyan <ravi%mcnc.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Hard disk-drive question

I have a 64K ATR8000 CP/M 80 machine, and someone has just come
out with a hard disk drive for it.  The drive can store 8 Mb, and 
costs $895.00  .  That is almost as much as the cost of the computer
and two 5.25" floppy drives, and I'm wondering if it is worth putting
in all that money for the hard disk.  Never having used one before, I
have no basis for judgement.  I'm pretty happy with the system itself,
I run a fair bit of stuff on it (Wordstar, Turbo and C, terminal emulation
and so on), and I'm trying to get ZCPR3 cranked up on it.  But I have
been asked if I can justify spending another $1000 on a system that appears
to be obsolete, and I'm finding it hard to say very much.  I would
appreciate comments from any of you 'out there in netland'.
Is it convinient enough to be worth the cost?  Is it worth investing
in this system?   Everything will be appreciated.  Thanks,

                .........ravi     ( ..decvax!mcnc!ravi)

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