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From: cschamau@slate.mines.colorado.edu (Connie Schamaun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: external hard drive info wanted
Message-ID: <1991Apr03.180305.15951@slate.mines.colorado.edu>
Date: 3 Apr 91 18:03:05 GMT
Sender: cschamau@slate.mines.colorado.edu (Connie Schamaun)
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
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We are in the process of separating our small Macintosh network from
the PC file server (Novell) and I need some information on external
hard drives.

System configuration:
	Server:  Mac IIsi 5Mb ROM, 80Mb internal drive
		running AppleShare
		also connected to a Cayman Gatorbox to allow
			file transfers etc. to main site machines
	Nodes:  approx 15 macintoshes
		mostly Mac+ and Mac SE 
		a couple SE/30's and Mac II (different flavors)
		mostly running System 6.0.5
		ImageWriter II
		LaserWriter II NT
	Connections:
		connected with PhoneNet connectors (RJ11 jacks)
		also connected to our campus ethernet via the GatorBox

External drive specs:
	150-? Mb	(? is under 300 due to price considerations)
	<$1000

Yes, I've read the article on hard drives in the March 1991 issue of 
MacWorld.  I have a couple ideas on what seems to be possible, but 
would like input from real people out there :-)
  The 3 drives I'm considering at the moment are: 1) Club Mac's 170Mb
(Quantum) - $819; 2) MacLand'a 170Mb (Quantum) - $829; and 3) HDI's 
PowerDrive 210 (Quantum) - $899.
  If you have experience with these, or have suggestions of others that
fit our constraints, please respond by email.

Connie Schamaun
Colorado School of Mines
cschamau@mines.colorado.edu

		
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					Connie Schamaun
					   Colorado School of Mines