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From: jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Seeking opinions on 45MB removables
Message-ID: <502@amanue.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 91 16:29:31 GMT
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In <5253@ryn.mro4.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:


> o Can the Syquest be left powered off, or must it be on all the time?

I have an APS 44M Syquest.  I very seldom power on the Mac with the Syquest on,
as for now I'm using the Syquest only for backup and "off-line storage".  Yes,
absolutely, you *CAN* get this buggy to go post-boot.  If you turn on the
Syquest after the machine has booted and insert a cartridge, it will *not*
appear on the desktop.  But all you need to do is run SCSI Probe from the
Control Panel, mount the Syquest, and woila.  I tend to run the Syquest as
little as possible because (1) it is a bit noisy and (2) my environment is
pretty dusty, and I'm *very* concerned about that.

Note my experience is System 6 only.  I have a vague memory of reading
somewhere that SCSI Probe has not yet been System 7ized, but don't quote me
on that.

BTW SCSI Probe *comes with* the APS drive, along with a huge dollop of other
PD software and shareware.
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