> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:40 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Flash memory arrays > > > ----------------------<snip>-------------------- > > >Around mid-1999 EMC signed a multi-$billion contract to buy > a HUGE number of > >little disks from IBM over a period of several years. So > IBM was making > >disks then. And I think that contract expired about half a > decade ago. > > > > > --------------------<unsnip>------------------ > I can't help but wonder: when a purchased storage array device is > decommissioned, are all those little drives of any use for PC > replacements? What sorts of interfaces do those drives > require? (E)IDE > or SCSI of SCSI-2 ?? > > (I might be able to pick up an old 2105-F20 for the cost of a rental > truck. It's currently at 1.2 TB)
I think that they are either SCSI, or Fibre Channel. For a mere 1.2Tb, you can use 3 500Gib eSATA drives. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
