RE: bernoullis yet again

Edberg, Jeffrey Ph.D. (EdbergJ@hss.edu)
Fri, 21 Apr 95 18:33:00 PDT

We have been running on BDs new Apple system with CellQuest since September
1994. We use the Fujitsu Optical drives for routine data storage. They
work quite well and a 3-1/2 inch disk can hold 230MB for only ca. $40. For
archival storage, we use a DAT drive (which by the way is incredibly fast
and can hold 2-4GB on a single tape). I don't know if these drives are
available for the HP system but they are worth looking into for your storage
needs.

Jeff Edberg
Cornell University Medical Center
MAC Flow Cytometry Core
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From: owner-cyto-sendout
To: Cytometry Mailing List
Subject: bernoullis yet again
Date: Thursday, April 20, 1995 11:39AM

We have recently been told that IoMega is thinking of discontinuing the
manufacture of 20Mb bernoulli cartridges. In the mean time, they have
raised
the prices (our quote is up from $170 to $205 for three). This option is
now
outrageously expensive -- on our imaging instrument we use 230Mb bernoullis
that *each* cost less than the 20Mb cartridges. BD still says they do not
support any of the larger bernoulli drives on their HP Lysys systems.
However,
we have just spoken with Bering (who manufacture the drives used in the BD
system) and Bering says that their 150 Mb drives are compatible with Consort
32
systems (although these drives won't read the 20 Mb cartridges). I realize
I've brought up this topic before -- but I'm madder now so will bring it up
again.

1. Has anyone out there got a 150 Mb Bernoulli drive to work with the
BD/Lysys/HP system?
2. Has anyone else been told that 20Mb cartridges may be discontinued?
3. Can we get cartridges cheaper somewhere?
4. Are people using optical disks relatively happy with this as a BD data
storage option?

Thanks for your help!

Alice Givan
Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory
Dartmouth Medical School
Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
tel: 603-650-7907
fax: 603-650-6130


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