On April 11, 1997, Bruce Toback wrote:

        [snip]

> Actually, half-height 9GB drives are readily available, if a bit pricey.
> Most Mac and PC chassis can easily accomodate several of these. (Of
> course, I remember HP's "Megabyte Express" special deal on 7933s -- three
> (1.2GB total) for only $72,000 -- so "pricey" here is a relative term.)

        [big snip]

Sure!  Those old 7933s make great end tables if your floor can support
the weight.  Seriously, those "wonderful" OSs that Gates & Company crank
out really DO need a lot of power if you want to get a particular task
accomplished.  Just a couple of years ago, the PC I'm using right now
(486 DX 66 Mhz) seemed like a speed demon.  Unfortunately, along came
Windows 95 and now this "speed demon" reminds me of my old Kaypro 286i
running at a whopping 12 Mhz!

Does this new alliance between Bill Gates & HP make anyone besides
myself somewhat nervous?  Will we all need at least 8 Gb RAM in our
3000s just to query a TurboIMAGE database?

Tom Madigan
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