🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 03:33:49 +1030,
 c o k e <lchen@newave.net.au> wrote:
>If you want to transfer files, buy a zip, they are the most popular drives
>out there. If you want to run program off it reliably, get a HD... they are
>the cheapest, fastest and reasonably reliable. If you simply want to do
>back up, get a CD-R/W or MO. MO are still expensive, a 640MB MO can set u
>as high as $900 . On the other hand, CDs are also extremely reliable, and a
>blank CD cost as little as $2, and if u have a 24 x CD-rom, they can be
>faster your HD.

From http://www.zip.com.au/~lychan/

* Fujitsu M2513A Magneto-optical 640M          A$500     A$600       1
  30ms seek, 3.5" form factor, SCSI-II

(i.e., $600 after tax).

Not quite $900. :-)

They also have a CD burner kit for $975, although I'm sure you could get one
cheaper (the kit in question includes a PC SCSI card and Windows software).

I had been considering the Fujitsu DynaMO 640, but the specs show it as
being a little slower than I'd like, so I'll probably just go with a 4G HD
instead (similar price).