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From: dcr3567@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Quantum ProDrive from Abel
Summary: Speaking of the Vintage A2090 Controller
Message-ID: <1986@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Date: 22 Jan 90 15:13:53 GMT
References: <4975@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Reply-To: dcr3567@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson )
Organization: Information Systems and Computing @ RIT, Rochester, New York
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I saw the ad for the Centaur CSI 6100 autoboot card for the A2090 in
AmigaWorld (Feb '90).  Excited, I called them up.. to hear someone that
couldn't speak much English or knew what I was talking about.

I called up Creative Computers, they said they had it in stock, and
would send it FedEx (Ordered Monday), I received it Friday (Is that
considered overnight/next day service?).  

It's a small (2" x 6" card) that fits in a slot ('slot-waster').  A
custom screen shows instead of the dated hand.  I *DID* have to
re-format my drive, regardless of what the manual (8 pages) said.. no
biggie, it was backed up.

It works (knock wood) flawlessly!  I **LOVE** Having an AUTOBOOTING hard
drive (which can be shut off with the left mouse button on boot)

Very nice design, well implemented, but cost a little much.. $99+8 ship.

That brings us to $300+330+108=$738 over 2.5 years for a 40 meg
autobooting drive.. shoulda waited.. na.

No Connections, just a ground wire here!

Daniel Richardson
RIT- Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Red's Dream