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Article #41072Re: large drives for the mac II
From: BMUG
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1989 16:41
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1989 16:41
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In article <8536@csli.STANFORD.EDU> cower@csli.stanford.edu (Richard Cower) writes:
>i'm thinking of buying a large >150mb drive for my mac 2. what I'd like to
>know is 1. are full height drives a hassle?
Yes. You can now get both 5 1/4" and 3 1/2" half heights in up to 172
megs.
>2. do full height drives result in any cooling problems?
Probably; but see above...
>3. are the cdc wren drives as good as rumored?
Yep!
>5. any advantages you know of to the cdc swift drives?
Yeah; you can stuff *two* of them in a Mac II case!!
>5. do you think prices will keep drop much over the next couple of months on
>these large drives?
Certainly over the next six months; expect the Swifts to be pricey for a
while, though (not much competition for CDC on this configuration yet).
>i bought my mac with a 40mb internal, as that was all that was available.
>i lived with it till now, and given that is is sitting here with it's
>bearings screaming...I'm ready to get something else.
Sounds like it!
>thanks for your help. please send replies to cower@csli.stanford.edu.
No problem.
>...rich
John Heckendorn
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