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From: mfriedel@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael John Friedel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: External Parallel Port HD's
Summary: Anyone have an external parallel port HD??
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Date: 30 May 91 02:34:30 GMT
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I own a Sharp MZ-100 with 2 720k drives, 640k memory and a double scan CGA
LCD monitor (640x400x4).  When I began to program in C, I noticed how cramped
I was with the total of 1.44meg storage this system allowed me.  I've noticed
lately some parallel to SCSI adaptors, the only one that I can find right now
being from ioMega.  I've also seen a manufacturer with a moderately priced HD
that connects to your parallel port.  I was wondering if any of you have ever 
used one of these drives, what you think of them, if I could attach them to
my 386 (when I get it, that is):, et al.  In short, are they worth the price?

On a slightly related note:  Does anyone know of a way to internally mount a
hard drive in the MZ-100's chassis?  There was a 286 manufactured by Sharp 
that had an identical chassis, but a 40 meg HD replaced one of the drives.  
Can I do this/where could I get the controller card from?

Reply to me via e-mail @ :

mfriedel@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

  Thanks.