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On Thu, 14 Aug 97 20:01:51 +0300, Dominique Pivard wrote: >On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 at 11:25 AM you, Gene Jablonowski <blue@enteract.com>, >said: > >>I thought that IBM did their own OEM drives? Is it really Toshiba that >>makes them? The IBM Travelstar specs seem better than any other slimline >>(12.7mm) drive out there, am I wrong? Would Toshiba make a better drive >>for IBM, that IBM would turn around and OEM out anyway? Just curious. > >There is no visible sign on the Travelstar that Toshiba made it, just that >it's "OEM", "Made for IBM" and "Made in Thailand". Maybe someone who has >seen both could comment. My first impression is really good anyway. > The technician I talked to said that he took off all the labels on a dead drive, but that might have been "Made for". I have one (DHAA-2405), 340MB from a 755CE that says "Made by IBM UK in UK", and it's a real nice drive. IBM also told me that a replacement of another is on its way, so I can put Linux on it. And it seems funny that on this list, we're talking about huge drives, and the other list I'm on, we're talking about getting our 5-40MB drives to work on our XT's. Times sure change (3.0GB on a 12.7mm form factor!) Later, Paul