Syquest removable hard disks

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From: Jude Anand George
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1989 15:46

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What is the current situation with Syquest drive systems?  I know this
was discussed a while back, and the general concensus was that the
drives were not as reliable as regular hard drives.

I'm now considering buying one from Microtech or LaCie; has anyone
had problems with the drives from either of these two companies? MacWorld
recently did an article which listed all the companies which market
these drives, and Microtech was curiously absent.  Are they going under?
Are there any other drives worth looking at?  How is the software--
is a DA or a special program required to mount a disk?

Last question: can a disk formatted on a drive by one manufacturer be read
on a drive from another?

I would be deeply grateful for answers to any of these questions.

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From: jg2f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jude Anand George)
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Subject: Syquest removable hard disks
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Date: 15 Jun 89 15:46:10 GMT
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