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From: rick@tmiuv0.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: syquest hard drive
Message-ID: <2249@tmiuv0.uucp>
Date: 29 Jan 91 12:01:56 GMT
References: <10524@ge-dab.ge.com>
Organization: Technology Marketing Inc., Irvine, CA
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In article <10524@ge-dab.ge.com>, carl@sundae2.DAB.GE.COM (Carl Wilson) writes:
> Hi folks,
> I am looking in to getting a SYQUEST removable harddrive.  Can anyone out
> there please give me some information on the following.
> 1> Is it worth the money
> 2> How easy is it to install
> 3> How is it to use
> 4> Are you satisfied with it
> 5> Can you recommend a better buy

My answers are:
1> Very subjective.  If you need a 44MB removable hard disk, yes, it's worth
   the money.  If you plan to use it for backups, perhaps a tape drive'd be
   better.
2> It's a SCSI interface, so the 2090, 2091, GVP, HardFrame or (hopefully)
   any SCSI host adaptor should work.
3> When you change disks, you'll have to "DiskChange" the drive.  I'm not
   sure if 2.0 supports FFS on removable media (no, wait, it does, since
   you can have FFS floppies), but most of the SCSI interfaces don't support
   a "media has been changed" signal like floppies do.
4> I don't have one, so I can't answer (I use tape for backup).
5> I think IOmega has a Bernoulli box which is SCSI-based now.  Whether it's
   a better buy, I don't know.  It's a subjective call.

>                                                  Thank you.

You're welcome. 
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