Re: Any info on Micropolis 160 MB drives?

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From: Matt Kingman
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1989 18:47

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korfhage@kona.cs.ucla.edu writes:

>I am looking for a drive in the 160 MB range (either internal for IIci
>or external), and noticed Hard Drives International selling Micropolis drives.
>Are these drives any good? I never hear anything about them, so either they
>aren't failing, or no one uses them.

I have a Micropolis 150MB drive in my Mac II.  It's real quiet and real
fast (17ms).  I have previously owned two other Micropolis drives in IBM
PC's and both where great also.  It wouldn't fit in a IIcx/ci though, it's
5 1/4 inch.  I purchased it from Microtech in Connecticut, $1399.

/Matt

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