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From: costello@stx.UUCP (Michael E. Costello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Wanted: 40 Meg external hard disk for Mac (Jasmine 40 Meg for $299?)
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Date: 11 Dec 90 10:02:44 GMT
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In article <1990Dec11.025009.10837@nlm.nih.gov>, sandro@lhc.nlm.nih.gov (Michael D'Alessandro) writes:
> 
> I see in the latest MacWorld that they are advertising an external 
> 40 Meg "portable" hard drive for only $299.  Does anyone have any 
> experience with this drive - what is it like? > 
>
The drive you mention contains a Kalok mechanism but *doesn't contain* a
power supply.  It's one of those drives that requires connection to an external
floppy port for power.  

--=>MC