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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac IIci and third party hard drives...
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Date: 9 Nov 89 07:36:16 GMT
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We finally got a Mac IIci and I must say that it is an impressive machine, but
I have one complaint...

Who the hell changed the internal hard drive connector from the standard 4 pin
mate 'n lock AMP to whatever that thing is that's currently in the Mac IIci?

Now for the problem at hand and the point to my article...

Who the hell makes this off the wall connector and what is the part number?  I
looked through the AMP and Molex catalogs, there is no such beast unless it's
a very new connector.

We bought a Mac IIci for a file server in our TOPS network and I want to put a
Quantum 105 in it, but I can't very well mount the damn thing internally until
I have the correct power cable for it.  I just assume make the bloody thing
myself.

My supervisor and I both agreed not to buy the IIci with a hard drive already
in it because of the Quantum 40 and 80 manufacturing flaw, so we put in an
order for a Quantum 105 which doesn't seem to give any problems (at least it
doesn't in our SPARCstation 1).  

Now the moral to this article...and I hope a system engineer from Apple is
reading this...

There's a difference between 'dare to be different' and 'dare to be stupid'...

Note that I believe that my flaming is justified since I spent more or less
all damn day trying to find out who the hell manufactures that damn connector
with no luck.  Needless to say that by the end of the day, one could probably
use my gastrointestinal juices for battery acid.  It was too late in the day
to call Apple directly which is what I'm about to do to file a verbal
complaint, find out the connector information, and then go into MS Word and
print up a written complaint and mail it to Apple.

I think Apple is just conspiring to give me an ulcer which I must say that
they are doing a damn good job.

Knowing Apple, they probably won't tell me the connector without me beating it
out of them first with ethernet cable, so if anybody knows who makes this
oddity of a power connector and the part number, I'd be most appreciative
since you'll be preserving what stomach lining I have left.

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