Xref: utzoo comp.sys.next:18633 misc.forsale.computers:11200 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!cherokee!lookout!scollins From: scollins@lookout.uswest.com (Steven Collins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,misc.forsale.computers Subject: CANON and SONY MO drives Message-ID: <1991Jun7.220614.9214@cherokee.uswest.com> Date: 7 Jun 91 22:06:14 GMT Sender: news@cherokee.uswest.com (Telegraph Row) Organization: U S WEST Advanced Technologies Lines: 45 Originator: scollins@lookout Nntp-Posting-Host: lookout.uswest.com ***************** CANON OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SALE ********************** Canon Optical Drive from a NeXT cube. 6 Months old, ~5hrs. use. Still has 6 months of warranty left. Only used to load OS on to my hard disk. Plus 1 256MB MO media and cable. $1300 obo. ***************** SONY OPTICAL DRIVE FOR SALE ********************** Sony SMO-501 650MB internal magneto optical drive. plus 1 optical disk media. $1900 obo, includes shipping and 90 days parts and labor warranty. I have connected this drive to DOS, UNIX, NeXT and Amiga boxes. Interface: SCSI-1 Average Seek Time: 95ms Short seek +-64 tracks: 22ms Read Speed(K/sec): 680 Formatted capacity: 650 MB per disk 325MB per side, need to flip disk to access full 650MB. Formats to 650MB @ 1K bytes/sector or 594MB @ 512 bytes/sector. Form factor: 5.25" Media cost: $150 . 1.5 years old, factory refurbished. Drivers available: A number of UNIX systems are now supporting SCSI drives with removable media so a special driver is not needed. But, I'd check with your vendor to be certain. For $200 dollars I will provide case, power supply, and cable. scollins@lookout.uswest.com (303) 595-5015