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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (90)	2/1/1998 3:01:00 PM
From: edward shapiro	Read Replies (1) of 14778

Zeuspaul, I have been following your thread since the beginning and enjoying your progress. I have also learned a few things. I am not a computer expert, but I also looked into building my own computer when I bought a new one last year. I was nervous and decided against it. I also had no need for a specialized machine. This was my first new computer since 1989 or 90.(too long ago to remember exactly) At that time I had bet on IBM and its MicroChannel Architecture in its battle against the world. We all know who won that fight. I thought clones were still shaky at that point. With my track record, I decided I better just buy a Dell this time around. Here is my two cents on your latest post. I vote for the IBM brand hard drive. Both of my computers have IBM hard drives. I have NEVER had a hard disk crash in all the years. I had a virus wipe my files out, but never a crash. The Dell was purchased in May 1997. The drive size is about 6 gigs formatted, so it is probably very close to the drive you are looking at. Ultra ATA was not available at this time, so my drive is probably a generation or 2 before the one you are looking at. My old IBM with its huge 60 meg drive is still running, although there is not much I can do with it. I had minor problems with it over the years, but nothing with the hard drive. I never did anything special to the computer, but I always had good power protection. I used a surge protector that also had a low voltage indicator. It only came on in the summer when the whole world was using AC, but I would always shut the computer down. I figured that if the voltage was low, then maybe the hard disk would not get all the power it needed and might not work correctly. Was I right? Did this help? I have no idea, but I felt better. Now I have a UPS and so the drive can never stop during a read or write. JMHO Ed

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