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From: carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 3 1/2 inch 1/3 height drives
Message-ID: <1990Oct26.020559.16890@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Date: 26 Oct 90 02:05:59 GMT
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In article <1990Oct25.155702.22879@dhw68k.cts.com> mrx@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark Murphy) writes:
>
>   At the rollout there was a clear case Mac IIsi... I was able to view the
>location of the hard drive.  It looked as if a half height drive could fit
>in with no problem, but I am not sure.  Maybe it simply requires a new
>bracket.  Does anyone know for sure on this issue?  Or are we forced to
>wait for 1/3 height drives?
>
		I'm sick of reading this again and again!  There *IS* room
in the IIsi for a 1/2 height drive *PROVIDED* you do not intend to stick a
NuBus card in it as it stands!!  Please check next time you see inside the
si and picture a NuBus card on top of the 1/3 height drive.  I beg you... :)

>   Right now I have a SE/30 and I'm looking to buy the IIsi... it wouldn't
>be too fun if I have to wait for a 210+ MB 1/3 height drive to come out.
>As it is, I have to choose between 5MB or 17MB of RAM... there's no
>in-between on this one!
>
>		You can choose the 512K SIMMs or 2meg SIMMs to achieve either
a 3Mb of 9Mb system.  You had to ask, didn't you?  :)

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