Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Scheduled Transfer Protocol on Linux | From | Paul Flinders <> | Date | 13 Feb 2000 22:31:23 +0000 |
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Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> writes:
> > The main reason that the drive guys are looking at stuff like this is > margin. Drive companies are more or less giving away their products, > the margins are very thin and the competition is very tough. What the > drive guys would _LOVE_ is a way to add enough value that they can > raise the cost. I suspect that when these drives come out, they'll > be a hell of a lot more than the $300 I hope for. They'll be around > $1000 or so. The company that comes out with them first will enjoy > a certain amount of success and then there will be competition and the > prices will get driven down. >
FWIW NetGear do a box which is not a million miles away from this sort of thing. Basically it's a 20G drive in a 8"x5"x2" box which sits on the end of a 100Base T and speaks (IIRC) SMB and HTTP for config. Can't remember the price and it's not _exactly_ what you talking about but it's on the market today so I'd guess that NetGear at least would buy your arguments.
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