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From: wilde@cs.colorado.edu (Nick Wilde)
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Subject: Re: Seeking opinions on 45MB removables
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Date: 17 Jun 91 21:40:14 GMT
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In article <1991Jun16.212739.5599@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, Eric.J.Baumgartner@dartmouth.edu (Eric J. Baumgartner) writes:
> 
> For a while I had a 7 beta on a Syquest and I booted off that if I
> wanted to run 7.  Worked great.  I use the Syquest at work as an
> on-line drive for various projects, usually one per disk, and daily
> backups (Finder copies).  The APS at home I use when I want to bring
> work home  (I got real sick of carrying floppies) or for backup of that
> Mac.  Syquests make pretty expensive backup devices if that's all you
> use them for, but they're plenty fast and it's very nice to have an
> open-ended storage solution... if I need more room, I only have to
> spend $70 at a time.
> 

This brings up a point I've been meaning to ask for a while.  Eric is talking about
using two different brands of Sysquests, so I assume they format the
same and he can carry disks back and forth between the two.   

In general, is this true among all the 44 Meg removables with Sysquest
internals ?  We have a bunch of Sysquests in the lab - MicroTech  brand,
I beleive.  If  I decide to buy one for at home use, am I stuck with
the same brand are they pretty much all compatible ?

Thanx !

-Nick