RE: Explaing the difference in PC vs AS/400 disk... $$$$$$

[Greg Thielen <gThielen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck,

The primary reasons that PC disks are so much cheaper is the quantity in
which they're made.  "Millions" of PC drives are manufactured every day,
far more than the number of AS/400 drives.  The AS/400 drives also have
additional microcode in them for diagnostics, etc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:clewis@iquest.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 1997 3:34 PM
> To:   Midrange List
> Subject:      Explaing the difference in PC vs AS/400 disk... $$$$$$
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to provide a non-technical person (at a VERY
> high
> level in the company) a "bullet" list (i.e. not a bunch of technical
> detail, etc.) as to why PC disks are so much cheaper than AS/400
> disks.
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> Greg Thielen
> Magellan Software
> gthielen@magsoft.com
> http://www.magsoft.com
>  
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