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From: briel@sctc.com (Marc Briel )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Being A Modern Mac User (was 16mhz Classic)
Message-ID: <1990Dec26.202022.3191@sctc.com>
Date: 26 Dec 90 20:20:22 GMT
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Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) writes:


>6500erik@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Erik Adams) writes in a message on 13 Dec 90:

>EA> Furthermore, I will be getting a harddrive and new Mac Classic 
>EA> as soon as the UCSB bookstore has them without harddisks and 
>EA> 2 megs of memory, better deals being available on those items 
>EA> from other vendors.

>Beware the third party hard drives; many of them so far have been found to exceed
>Apple's specifications (specifically, for power draw) for the Classic.  Even
>the Quantum LPS drives don't fill the bill.  It'll probably be a few months
>yet before Classic/LC/IIsi-acceptable drives are available in any quantity from
>third parties.

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Does the poower draw problem occur for the Mac Plus as well? I am
planning to get an external drive in the next week so any prompt info would be appreciated.


Marc Briel
briel@sctc.com