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From: infocenter@urz.unibas.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Parallel Port != SCSI
Message-ID: <1991Feb14.084910.1365@urz.unibas.ch>
Date: 14 Feb 91 07:49:09 GMT
References: <1991Feb12.133416.5180@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland
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In article <1991Feb12.133416.5180@news.cs.indiana.edu>, beckman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Peter Beckman) writes:

> be a market niche for portable devices using the parallel port to
> transfer data to laptops.  I've seen parallel port ethernet
> adapters, modems, and even floppy drives.  

> ** Has anyone seen a parallel port tape backup?  I would REALLY like one. **
> -Pete  beckman@copper.ucs.indiana.edu


Valitek, Inc.
Mountain Farms
Hadley,  MA 01035
USA

(413) 586-7408                  FAX: (413) 586-6790

offers a portable Streamer for the parallel port. The list price is about 
1700 $. 

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Another interesting product is a Syquest555 with a parallel port from

Interpreter
11455 W. 48th Avenue
Wheat Ridge,  CO 80033
USA

(303) 431-8991                   FAX: (303) 431-9056

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I myself would be interested in knowing about good offers from mail-order 
warehouses. Has anybody seen that stuff for a decent price?


bye ....................................................................  Didi

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