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From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu ( ISR group account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Syquest-based drives?
Message-ID: <1279@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 8 Nov 89 18:57:03 GMT
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Reply-To: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
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I have one of MicroNet's R45 models, (single removable). It's been about
a month now and there've been no problems except that when it came, two of
the screws which hold the top of the case onto the bottom were missing.
Not in the box, Not in the drive, Not on the floor. They, at one time, had
been screwed into the case, since I could see the marks. (self-tapping
sheet metal screws). I didn't bother calling them about it.
  The software supports partitioning and password protecting and selecting
various desktop icons. The manual's content is ok, physically it's just
8x11 laserprinted on heavy paper with a extra heavy cover page stapled together
Soundwise, I can't hear it over a Mac II except when it spins up.
It has two 50pin connectors, 3' cable, external DIP switches for ID.
One interesting point I've noticed is that, if a cartridge is inserted when
the Mac powers up, it will appear on the desktop or boot from it, but
if a cartrdige is inserted after the Mac has powered up I have to run 
something that scans the SCSI bus for the MAc to recognize it. 
(The MicroNet S/W, SCSI DA, and Jasmine DriveWare all seem to do this)
I don't know if this is common to all Syquests or just this one.
Jasmine Megafloppies (Ack, Ack, ptoo!)[Anyone want to buy a pair of 'em]
don't have this problem - they mount when inserted.
All in all, it works fine, and is fast - the software recognizes your
machine and defaults to the optimal formatting  for it, though you can
change it if you want.
Mike
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 Mike Schechter, Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse Univ.
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