[newbie] Adequate hd for linux?

[Richard James]

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:23:00 -0800, Bob and Christine wrote:

> want to
>use an external hard SCSI hard drive (500MB), have recently received (from
>Carl C.) a YellowDog CD TO BE INSTALLED 19 JANUARY.
>
>I'm told, on the one hand, to use a 1 GB hard drive for best performance,
>but, on the other, that SCSI hard drives that big are rare.  Is this OK or
>should I try harder?

Surely you jest... the first  SCSI drive I bought was a 1 giger... and
it's still running fine.... I have a collection in assorted sizes. For
general see, SCSI drives really don't have the advantages over IDE that
they once did except the "4 devices" limit....

I see no logical limit on external vs internal.... if you are
interested in a full height 1.6gig (I think that is the size), I could
probably let you have it for a low cost....



Richard James,
>From an Island in the Pacific,
Victoria, BC