TechKnowledgey 2004
Among the vintage drives to be displayed in
the Museum of Hard Disc Drives is the
classic Seagate ST225. Photo courtesy of
Randolph Byrnes.
Ontrack ( www.mbm.com.pl), the data
recovery company that came up with
the idea. According to a press
release, the Museum of Hard Disc
Drives "will popularize the history of
dynamic development of informatics
among PC users."
Three of the items on display
were magnanimously donated by
Seagate Technology ( www.seagate.
com): ST4038, ST225, and ST125
drives. Developed in 1985, the ST4038
was used in the IBM PC AT and had a
capacity of 38 MB.
According to Marcin Musil, managing director of MBM Ontrack, "We are
glad that our initiative has gained the support of the biggest manufacturer of hard
disc drives. The drives donated to the
Museum by Seagate are the most precious exhibits of our collection."
"Precious," of course, is a relative term.
As I write this, a vintage ST225 drive
and controller card is for sale on Ebay
with an initial price of $10.00, so far
attracting no bids. Perhaps our readers
can provide additional assistance.
If anyone from the museum reads
this, please note that I am willing to
donate a magnificent 44 MB Syquest cartridge from my private collection (as long
as I don't have to pay the postage). It's
great for propping up a wobbly table, and
I would rate its current value at nearly
$1.37.
HP Continues to Gain
Workstation Market Share
Hewlett-Packard ( www.hp.com)
captured 27 percent of the world-wide workstation market for units
shipped for the third quarter of calendar
year 2003, according to a report
released recently by research group
IDC. In the US personal workstation
segment, HP grew at twice the rate of
the overall market with a 17. 5 percent
increase.
HP recognized year-to-year growth
in the same market with an increase of
24 percent, leading all other workstation vendors ranked by IDC. In Western
Europe, HP continues to be the no. 1
workstation provider with sequential
growth of 24 percent.
HP recognized the most growth
within the Intel® Pentium® 4 and Xeon
based personal workstation segment,
but it increased units shipped across its
entire workstation line. NV
Turn Your Multimedia PC into a Powerful
Real-Time Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Features
• 20 kHz real-time bandwith
• Fast 32 bit executable
• Dual channel analysis
• High Resolution FF T
• Octave Analysis
• THD, THD+N, SNR
measurements
• Signal Generation
• Triggering, Decimation
• Transfer Functions, Coherence
• Time Series, Spectrum Phase,
and 3-D Surface plots
• Real- Time Recording and
Post-Processing modes
Applications
• Distortion Analysis
• Frequency Response Testing
• Vibration Measurements
• Acoustic Research
System Requirements
• 486 CPU or greater
• 8 MB RAM minimum
• Win. 95, N T, or Win. 3.1 + Win.32s
• Mouse and Math coprocessor
• 16 bit sound card
Priced from $299
(U.S. sales only – not for export/resale)
DOWNLOAD FREE 30 DAY
TRIAL!
www.spectraplus.com
a subsidiary of Sound Technology, Inc.
Sales: (360) 697-3472 Fax: (360) 697-7717
FFT Spectral Analysis System
e-mail: pioneer@telebyte.com
FEBRUARY 2004 Circle #97 on the Reader Service Card.
Interface a sharp LCD display to your BASIC Stamp® or other
micro-controller project with ease. No-solder wiring harnesses
and easy mounting kits available too. See www.seetron.com today.
• 3.2 x 1.4 in. supertwist LCD
• 2400/9600 baud serial
• Low (≈2mA) current draw
• Great with BASIC Stamps®
BPI-216N
• 3.2 x 2 in. backlit LCD
• 1200-9600 baud serial ILM-216L
• Advanced protocol, 4 switch inputs
• EEPROM for configuration settings
• Favorite for OEM applications
• 3.2 x 1.4 in. graphics LCD
• 2400/9600 baud serial
• Font and 15 screens in EEPROM
• Easily draw points, lines, screens
SGX-120L
• 3 x 2 in. supertwist LCD
TRM-425L
• 1200-9600 baud serial
• ESD-protected, 4x4 keypad input
• Store up to 95 screens in EEPROM
1939 S. Frontage Rd. #F, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
phone 520-459-4802 • fax 520-459-0623
www.seetron.com • sales@seetron.com
Circle #99 on the Reader Service Card.
81