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To: Gus who wrote (8560)	8/18/2000 10:49:32 AM
From: Yogi - Paul	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9256

Gus, Interesting article in storage-over-IP space. <<To name a few, the industry needs to decide on an SCSI over IP standard, 10-gigabit Ethernet technology must be solidified, and TCP must be made to execute on silicon instead of software.>> redherring.com I continue to slip behind the technology curve, playing catch-up becomes ever more dangerous. Regards, Paul

To: Gus who wrote (8560)	8/19/2000 2:45:54 PM
From: Tom Simpson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

<<Already, Compaq has launched a major foray in the network-attached storage space>> LOL....who isn't? Its a classic case of rich gross margin chasing which kills the goose that yada yada yada. The trouble with NAS is there just isn't that much to it...no real complex software barrier. <<ex-IBMmers kicking sand in its face>> LOL No ex am I....I've been kicking sand in their face ever since they kept successfully mucking up my efforts to use more cost effective DEC and HP machines back in the 70's and 80's. Their sales guy would tool up in his Jaguar to pick up the CEO and CFO to run them down to the airport where the IBM jet would fly them off for a weekend of golf at Augusta. Ahhhh the wonders of old-time marketing. It worked so well for so long; and still does in Washington DC. :o) But seriously Gus, there is a little good news for heads, suspensions, and platters in this trend towards smaller platters, i.e. 3.5 inch towards 3 inch towards 2 inch as rpm goes up. While density might grow 100% annually, capacity per platter won't keep pace if the size of the platter is shrinking. It means most in the enterprise market where multi-platter drives have a life....desktops are already effectively a 1 platter market and likely to stay that way for some time to come. Best.....Tom