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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 == no internal tape!
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Date: 25 Sep 90 02:15:03 GMT
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In <8089@milton.u.washington.edu>, dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson) writes:
>Since no one responded to my query about the A3000 3.5" expantion bay,
>I took the cover off this morning.  The cut out is identical to the df0:
>bay, making internal use of one of Teac's 3.5" form factor tape drives 
>(about $450 retail) impossible.  This is highly annoying.
>
>I like this machine, and the case is pretty, but the case is terribly
>non-functional.  The on/off button is very kludgy, the rubber feet on the 
>buttom are poorly attached (I've already lost one), and, like I said, the
>internal expantion bay won't accept anything but standard floppy (or 
>maybe a hd).

Not maybe... it WILL take a hard drive. I have one in that spot.

As for the cutout... well, that's for one of the two most likely periperals to
be put in that spot. A littly judicious cutting will do wonders for the fit of
a tape drive, or use an external case.

-larry

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