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From: steve@pro-hindugods.cts.com (Steve Fenwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Best hard drive combo
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Date: 27 Jun 91 22:12:43 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from asong@pro-nbs.cts.com

asong@pro-nbs.cts.com (Andi Song) writes:
>     How do you IIgs hard-drivers do it? Is there a way to instruct the
> CPU to wait for the hard drive to warm up and come on-line (maybe a few
> seconds pause), THEN look in the other slots? How can you make the hard
> drive boot up first if your hard drive is a bit slow getting out of bed?

I have a Vulcan Hard drive which turns on right when you switch the
computer on ('cause it's internal) and boots immediately (maybe a 1 sec.
wait).  I'm almost positive that with external drives you have to turn the
drive on about 10 seconds before the computer, or else the computer will
get temporarily messed up.  

Right now, I wouldn't advise you to buy the Vulcan.  It's a great hard
drive and everything, but compared to the prices and the capacity of the
new SCSI drives, the Vulcan doesn't quite make it.  You pay $650 (street
prices here) for a 40 meg vulcan, When you can get a 52 meg Pro LPS series
drive for $379 plus $169 for RamFast.  First of all, the Pro Drive with the
RamFast would beat the Vulcan anytime, and it's even about $100 cheaper
than the Vulcan (you could even get the Pro cheaper from a place other that
direct from TMS peripherals.

Is this any help??

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