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From: chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: SyQuest 44MB removable in PC-compatible
Message-ID: <412@beagle.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jan 91 03:42:13 GMT
References: <10301@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
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In article <10301@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu (Froot Loop) writes:
> I want to put a 44 MB SyQuest removable hard drive on it.
> * Does anyone have experience with this combination of hardware?  How will
> the system cope with switching disks?
> 
> * Is $638 a good price for the combo (the SyQuest would be internal, comes
> with no disks)?  I think John quoted me a price of $449 on the bare internal
> drive with no controller or disks.
> 
> Please reply by email to rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu

I am using an Adaptec 1542A with a SyQuest 555 and have have no problems with
it either under ESIX or under DOS. SyQuest has drivers for DOS so that it 
recognizes the removable media but I have never used it.  I use the Syquest
to back up my 330M drive and it works fairly well.  Kind of like swapping
floppies but 44 M at a time.  I got mine from HDI about 5 months ago and paid
about that.  Good luck with it.

-- 
Jim Chandler
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