Conner Peripherals First to Pass Windows 95 Compatibility Testing

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Conner Peripherals, a leading hard disk drive supplier, has achieved a major milestone by becoming the first company to have its products pass compatibility testing with Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 95 operating system. Conner's Cabo line of 3.5-inch disk drives has successfully completed the stringent testing, earning the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo. This achievement is a significant step towards ensuring seamless compatibility between PCs and peripherals with the final retail version of Windows 95, scheduled for release in late August.

Key Takeaways:

  • Conner Peripherals is the first hard disk drive supplier to pass compatibility testing with Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system.
  • The Cabo line of 3.5-inch disk drives has successfully completed the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo program, ensuring compatibility with Windows 95.
  • The Conner Filepro Series 425MB, 540MB, 850MB, and 1.27GB drives underwent stringent testing at both Conner and Microsoft Compatibility Labs, involving block compatibility tests, BIOS functions, I/O performance, and random track selection.
  • The new additions to Conner's Cabo product line, including 635MB, 1.08GB, and 1.6GB models, are scheduled for Windows 95 compatibility testing in the near future.
  • The Cabo drives feature Conner's patented power saving commands, supporting PIO Mode 4, Fast ATA-2, and Multiword DMA Mode 2, with data transfer rates of up to 16.6MB per second.
  • The drives come with a three-year warranty and a mean time between failure (MTBF) rating of 300,000 hours.
  • Conner Peripherals has a comprehensive line of information storage solutions products, including disk drives, tape drives, storage management software, and disk array storage systems.
  • Conner had 1994 sales of $2.4 billion, making it a significant player in the computer applications market.

Statistics:

  • 300,000 hours: Mean time between failure (MTBF) rating of Conner's Cabo drives
  • 16.6MB per second: Data transfer rate of Conner's Cabo drives
  • $2.4 billion: Conner's 1994 sales revenue
  • 3 years: Warranty period for Conner's Cabo drives

Sources:

  • "Conner Peripherals, Inc. last week became the first hard disk drive supplier to have its products pass compatibility testing with Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming Windows 95 operating system."

(People, 1995)

  • "The "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo will help computer users easily identify certified PCs and peripherals engineered specifically to work with Windows 95."

(People, 1995)

  • "Conner designed the Cabo product line to meet the requirements of the growing mass market for personal computers."

(People, 1995)

  • Founded in 1986, Conner sells, designs and builds a comprehensive line of information storage solutions products, including disk drives, tape drives, storage management software and disk array storage systems, for a wide range of computer applications. Conner had 1994 sales of $2.4 billion.