Making more room in your data attic

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Plus Development Corp introduces Hardcard II 80, $999, a disk drive that contains 80Mbytes of storage and includes a card that plugs into a single 16-bit expansion slot on 80386- and 80286-based AT microcomputers. Hardcard II is easy to install and is remarkably fast and reliable. Plus claims an access speed of 19 milliseconds. Hardcard II, which is also available in a 40Mbyte version for $849, has a two-year warranty and a life expectancy of almost seven years. Card drives are highly recommended for XT-class machines because there are fewer drive bays and no controller. Card drives, which contain their own controllers, can be installed without sacrificing a floppy disk drive. Benefits for AT machines are less clear-cut since that class of machines typically has extra room. Users who have filled their drives or want improved performance or easier installation will prefer card drives.

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A bigger, less costly Bernoulli Box; good news for those who need to store masses of data

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Iomega Corp increases the storage capacity of its transportable Bernoulli Box, and decreases the price. A Bernoulli Box, which stores data on a removable cartridge, is recommended because of its high storage capacity and because it is reliable, not being subject to failures because of 'head crashes.' The reason to buy a Bernoulli Box has to do with the convenience of the removable cartridge: users can take their data with them, or they can lock the cartridge away for security. Bernoulli drives have traditionally been expensive and slow, but technological advances have resolved these problems. Iomega's Bernoulli, which can store 90 Mbytes, has a suggested price of $1,149. It comes with one free cartridge, and extra cartridges cost $229. A connector kit is also required that costs $265 for IBMs and compatibles; a version for the Apple Macintosh is $49.

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Dull at first glance, I.B.M.'s latest have a surprise inside; its disk-control technology offsets a stodgy processor, the company says

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IBM introduces PS/2 microcomputers with new disk-drive designs and support for small computer system interface (SCSI) drive-control technology. An SCSI adapter card plugged into a PS/2 Micro Channel slot can control as many as seven peripheral devices. Before SCSI, each device required a controller; with SCSI, the controller is built into the device itself. Among IBM's offerings are four PS/2 80 386 machines, rated at 25 MHz, as well as a PS/2 65 SX, which uses a 16 MHz Intel 80386SX chip. These products, which will sell for between $5,295 and $13,195, are described as 'underwhelming as workstations' but 'more appealing' as file servers. IBM also introduces a low-cost laser printer - the Laser Printer E ($1,495) - as well as a new color monitor and a CD-ROM drive.

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