RE: Explaing the difference in PC vs AS/400 disk... $$$$$$

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 03:52 PM 8/21/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>The primary reasons that PC disks are so much cheaper is the quantity in
>which they're made.  "Millions" of PC drives are manufactured every day,
>far more than the number of AS/400 drives.  The AS/400 drives also have
>additional microcode in them for diagnostics, etc.

When you buy AS/400 DASD (usually, somebody comes along to install it),
what would that cost on your PC?????

Al



Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L
Barsa Consulting, LLC.  
400 > 390

Phone:  914-251-9400
Fax:    914-251-9406





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